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Stones Gait

Stones Gait from directly overhead

Stones Gait is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,498 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossil Creek Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 5.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.50519, -105.05928
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fossil Creek Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fossil Creek Meadows Park: 0.8 mi
  • Tailwinds Park: 1.1 mi
  • Landings Park: 1.6 mi
  • Golden Meadows Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Prairie Dog Meadow Natural Area: 0.7 mi
  • Pelican Marsh Natural Area: 1.5 mi
  • Hazaleus Natural Area: 1.8 mi
  • Colina Mariposa Natural Area: 2.1 mi
  • Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area: 2.6 mi
Artworks
  • Welcome Pole: 2.1 mi
  • Omming Birds Portal: 2.5 mi
  • Early Vision: 3.0 mi
  • Giant Slingshot: 3.5 mi
  • Blog Pony: 4.0 mi
Peaks
  • Milner Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Namaqua Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Horsetooth Mountain: 7.6 mi
  • Arthurs Rock: 8.0 mi
  • Mariana Butte: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Strauss Cabin: 3.9 mi
  • Veterans Plaza of Northern Colorado: 4.2 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Annie's Grave: 5.9 mi
  • Don Lightbody: 6.2 mi
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 16
  • Torture Chamber: 4.4 mi
  • Bootie Slab: 4.8 mi
  • Piano Ridge: 4.8 mi
  • Duncan's Ridge: 4.9 mi
  • Bolt Wall: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 13
Beaches: 6
  • Willows Landing: 3.9 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Heron Cove: 4.2 mi
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Horsetooth Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Blue Arena: 5.6 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 8.8 mi
  • wrecked vintage car: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Nelson Spring: 15.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Stones Gait. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainW 276°3,230 m21.1 mi
West White Pine MountainWNW 288°3,140 m22.7 mi
East White Pine MountainWNW 289°3,111 m21.4 mi
Crystal MountainW 277°3,029 m19.7 mi
Storm MountainW 266°3,015 m17.2 mi
Panorama PeakWSW 240°2,829 m21.2 mi
Crosier MountainWSW 255°2,809 m19.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 242°2,722 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5416:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140475566727062493729
Precip in0.50.61.32.22.71.61.51.31.41.20.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loveland 2N, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13265769799

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