- Elevation, modelled
- 1,524 m
- Tallest summit within 22.0 miles
- Lookout Mountain3,230 m · 20.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cache la Poudre--North Park0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5782, -105.0804
Poetry is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 1,524 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Monfort Quadrangle, a garden 0.4 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 0.6 miles off.
Artwork for the City of Fort Collins Art in Public Places program of 2015. Inspired by the time the artist set out to observe rabbit brush in the Colorado prairieinspired by the time the artist set out to observe rabbit brush in the Colorado prairie.
- Built
- 2015
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Poetry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | W 261° | 3,230 m | 20.1 mi |
| West White Pine Mountain | W 275° | 3,140 m | 20.6 mi |
| East White Pine Mountain | W 276° | 3,111 m | 19.3 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | W 262° | 3,029 m | 18.7 mi |
| Storm Mountain | WSW 248° | 3,015 m | 17.3 mi |
| Crosier Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,809 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 229° | 2,722 m | 21.2 mi |
| Boiler Hill | WSW 258° | 2,697 m | 16.7 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 27.1 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow RoadNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Newton Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Campbell's Soup Can: 0.6 mi
- ram: 0.7 mi
- Public Service Company Electrical Substation: 0.8 mi
- Meet The Challenge: 0.8 mi
- Library Park: 0.6 mi
- CSU Trial Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Civic Center Park: 0.7 mi
- Washington Park: 0.8 mi
- Eastside Park: 1.0 mi
- Udall Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Homestead Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Mallard's Nest Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Springer Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- River's Edge: 1.4 mi
- Bingham Hill: 5.1 mi
- Arthurs Rock: 5.7 mi
- Goat Hill: 6.5 mi
- Horsetooth Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Milner Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Ship's Prow: 4.0 mi
- Exit Wall: 4.0 mi
- Bolt Wall: 4.0 mi
- Nipple Wall: 4.0 mi
- North Slab: 4.0 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Courtyard at Library Park: 0.6 mi
- Avery House: 0.6 mi
- Allicar Museum: 0.7 mi
- Avenir Museum: 0.7 mi
- Annie's Grave: 0.8 mi
- Don Lightbody: 1.2 mi
- Veterans Plaza of Northern Colorado: 3.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Strauss Cabin: 5.0 mi
- Monfort Quadrangle: 0.4 mi
- FoCo Cafe Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rolland Moore Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Murphy Center Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Dixon Reservoir Beach: 3.6 mi
- Willows Landing: 9.1 mi
- Mussel Beach: 9.3 mi
- Heron Cove: 9.4 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 11.2 mi
- Skyline Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Eltuck Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Eltuck Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Homestead Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Ouzel: 15.7 mi
- Horsetooth Falls: 6.1 mi
- Grouse Hollow Falls: 15.3 mi
- Fox Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- West Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
- Blue Arena: 10.4 mi
- Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 13.8 mi
- Nelson Spring: 15.0 mi
- Bedsprings: 24.9 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Poudre: 3.9 mi
- Stout: 5.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Collins, under a mile away.
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