"Splash Down"
"Splash Down" is an artwork in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,849 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 2,416 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dennis Shuck Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
Sign displays the following text: "Funded by the City of Cheyenne Art in Public Places Project 1999"
How to reach it
146 named places within 25 miles
- Dennis Shuck Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Holliday Park: 0.2 mi
- Norris Park: 0.6 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.8 mi
- Cheyenne Depot Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Who's Watching Who: 0.2 mi
- Cheyenne Artists Guild: 0.3 mi
- Covered wagon - Messenger's Old West Museum: 0.5 mi
- Dino: 0.7 mi
- Visionaries: 0.8 mi
- Nob Hill: 2.6 mi
- Dodge Hill: 4.1 mi
- Augur Hill: 4.4 mi
- Gilbert Hill: 4.9 mi
- Stevenson Hill: 6.1 mi
- Jeff Wiggins: 0.0 mi
- In Memory Of Alexander Frye: 0.1 mi
- In Memory Of Alexander Frye: 0.1 mi
- Connie Burnside: 0.7 mi
- Gen. John J. Pershing: 3.9 mi
- VA: 0.9 mi
- Airport Parkway Park: 1.0 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 1.7 mi
- Civitan Park: 1.9 mi
- Paul Smith Childrens Village: 2.1 mi
- Cheyenne Depot Museum: 0.9 mi
- Cowgirls of the West Museum: 0.9 mi
- Nelson Museum of the West: 1.0 mi
- Wyoming State Museum: 1.0 mi
- Wyoming National Guard Museum: 1.1 mi
- Big Boy Steam Engine 4004: 0.1 mi
- Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center: 6.8 mi
- Chalk Bluffs: 15.2 mi
- Chalk Bluffs: 16.1 mi
- Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center: 6.8 mi
- Hecla: 19.6 mi
- Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 20.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of "Splash Down". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback Mountain | W 259° | 2,416 m | 21.6 mi |
| Stone Temple | W 278° | 2,341 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mesa Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,318 m | 23.3 mi |
| Table Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,301 m | 21.8 mi |
| BM AS-P41 | WSW 238° | 2,179 m | 21.4 mi |
| Table Mountain | SW 236° | 2,150 m | 23.8 mi |
| Terry Anticline | SSW 205° | 1,967 m | 8.8 mi |
| Terry Peak | SSW 207° | 1,962 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 37 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheyenne WFO, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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