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Raygun Gothic Rocketship

Raygun Gothic Rocketship from directly overhead

Raygun Gothic Rocketship is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,644 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Boeing B-52B, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2017
Material
steel;aluminum
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.71993, -104.89608

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
  • Historic Murals: 0.2 mi
  • Wind Catcher: 0.3 mi
  • Pilot and Navigator: 0.3 mi
  • Tulga: 0.4 mi
  • Dawn: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Lowry Reading Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Great Lawn Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jackie Robinson Fields Park: 0.3 mi
  • City of Ulaanbaatar Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bayaud Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Park Hill Park: 4.1 mi
  • Morrison Nature Center: 5.5 mi
  • Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 5.9 mi
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 6.4 mi
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 9.3 mi
Peaks
  • Ruby Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 9.8 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 13.7 mi
  • Highlands Point: 14.7 mi
Museums: 57
Picnic sites: 43
  • Good Times: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Table: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lee Gulch: 10.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Raygun Gothic Rocketship. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainWSW 242°2,785 m24.0 mi
Legault MountainWSW 237°2,757 m23.5 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 241°2,711 m22.3 mi
Crow HillSW 234°2,638 m23.0 mi
Huebner PeakSW 230°2,633 m23.0 mi
Bear MountainWSW 252°2,630 m22.0 mi
High PeakSW 233°2,611 m22.2 mi
Independence MountainWSW 254°2,539 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1815:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323342485869757364514032
Precip in0.50.51.11.72.31.72.11.81.51.00.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver-stapleton, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8881409129

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