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Tempus

Tempus from directly overhead

Tempus is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,615 m. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dwight Ike Eisenhower Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

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Coordinates39.94415, -105.80919
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • High Country Stampede Rodeo: 1.2 mi
  • Alpine Slide: 4.7 mi
  • Redemption Dog Sled Tours: 7.3 mi
  • The Mailbox: 11.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 15.5 mi
Peaks
  • Marker Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Morse Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Sheep Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Mount Epworth: 6.2 mi
  • Skyscraper Peak: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 52
Parks: 50
  • Walk Through History Park: 0.3 mi
  • Christopher J White Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mural Park: 0.5 mi
  • Old Schoolhouse Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kopper's Park: 0.6 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Adams Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Mertensia Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 20.8 mi
  • Fan Falls: 21.4 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 17
  • Gold Mine: 7.7 mi
  • Magic Schoolbus: 14.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain Cemetery: 17.3 mi
  • Wichita State University football team plane crash memorial: 17.5 mi
  • OLD TOWN JAIL 1883: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 13
  • Fox Den: 5.3 mi
  • Rose Crown: 5.4 mi
  • Clear Creek Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
  • Williams Fork: 15.6 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 2
  • Crystal Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Tempus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakNE 56°4,100 m10.2 mi
Apache PeakNE 47°4,097 m11.5 mi
Navajo PeakNE 49°4,087 m11.5 mi
Parry PeakSE 145°4,076 m8.9 mi
South Arapaho PeakENE 58°4,067 m9.9 mi
James PeakSE 135°4,056 m9.0 mi
Mount BancroftSE 142°4,039 m9.4 mi
Arikaree PeakNE 52°4,008 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3619:5520:36
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2215:5916:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151827354553575649382515
Precip in1.91.41.82.01.31.21.91.71.61.61.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fraser, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12581394255

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