Snake, Skull, and Roses
Snake, Skull, and Roses is an artwork in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ames Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway runs past it.
Ames Public Art Commission sponsored a contest for artists to create vinyl wrap designs to cover electrical transformer boxes (and 1 traffic control box) in Downtown Ames.
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 136.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ames Mural: 0.0 mi
- See Yourself in Ames: 0.0 mi
- Dripping Lips Mural: 0.0 mi
- Squiggly Lines: 0.1 mi
- Abstract Mural: 0.1 mi
- Tom Evans Park: 0.1 mi
- Bandshell Park: 0.2 mi
- Ames Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Old Town Park: 0.4 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 0.6 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 0.6 mi
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 1.7 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 1.8 mi
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 2.8 mi
- Munn Woods: 3.0 mi
- Site of First Home in Ames: 0.1 mi
- H.L. Munn Memorial: 0.2 mi
- The Depot Marker: 0.2 mi
- Ames Circle of Arts: 0.2 mi
- Durham Bandshell Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Community Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 1.5 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Buck Rose Collection: 1.5 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 1.5 mi
- Ames History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- Farm House Museum: 1.6 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 11.4 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 13.9 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 1.7 mi
- Story City Carousel: 11.4 mi
- Goat Pen: 12.0 mi
- Turkey Pen: 12.0 mi
- Chickens: 12.0 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 8.8 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 9.3 mi
- Pilot Mound: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snake, Skull, and Roses. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 294° | 362.7 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13897444655
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