Red Ladder Sculpture
Red Ladder Sculpture is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,627 m. Crescent Mountain stands 2,724 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is McNichols Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 16 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 16 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 16 mi
- Hawk Watch · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McNichols Park: 0.4 mi
- Fred Thomas Park: 0.5 mi
- Constellation Park: 0.7 mi
- Founders Green: 0.8 mi
- Montclair Park: 0.9 mi
- Stapleton International Airport (closed): 1.3 mi
- Alzheimer's Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Lowry AFB Chapel 1 (Bldg 27): 1.8 mi
- Florence Elementary School: 2.0 mi
- Old Baseball Field: 2.1 mi
- The Eye: 1.3 mi
- Dawn: 1.5 mi
- Tulga: 1.6 mi
- Visible By Verizon: 1.6 mi
- Blue Chair: 1.7 mi
- Westerly Creek Butterfly Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 3.0 mi
- Mordecai Children's Garden: 3.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.0 mi
- The Ellipse: 3.1 mi
- Boeing B-52B: 2.0 mi
- Tropical Discovery: 2.1 mi
- The Edge (New Tiger Exhibit): 2.1 mi
- Red Panda: 2.2 mi
- Toyota Elephant Passage: 2.3 mi
- Park Hill Park: 2.2 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 5.3 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 5.7 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 7.5 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 7.8 mi
- Ruby Hill: 6.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 8.5 mi
- Rebel Hill: 13.5 mi
- Mount Carbon: 14.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science: 1.9 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 1.9 mi
- Mizel Museum: 2.7 mi
- Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls And Toys: 2.9 mi
- Grant Family Education Center: 3.3 mi
- Good Times: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 5.6 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 7.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 7.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 15.5 mi
- Boat Beach: 15.5 mi
- Scuba Beach: 16.2 mi
- Arapahoe: 14.5 mi
- Mount Vernon: 16.5 mi
- Dick: 19.7 mi
- Serene: 20.1 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 15.6 mi
- The East Quarry: 15.9 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 19.0 mi
- Wildcat Point: 19.0 mi
- Lee Gulch: 12.4 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Red Ladder Sculpture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,724 m | 23.8 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 236° | 2,711 m | 22.8 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 284° | 2,686 m | 23.1 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 229° | 2,638 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 247° | 2,630 m | 22.1 mi |
| High Peak | SW 229° | 2,611 m | 23.0 mi |
| Coal Creek Peak | WNW 296° | 2,594 m | 22.6 mi |
| Independence Mountain | WSW 249° | 2,539 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver-stapleton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9710551324
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