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The Aurora Highlands North Sign

The Aurora Highlands North Sign from directly overhead

The Aurora Highlands North Sign is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,669 m. Highlands Point stands 1,925 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Winged Melody Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 26 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.78289, -104.71424

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Winged Melody Park: 0.7 mi
  • Windy Plumes Park: 0.8 mi
  • First Light Park: 1.0 mi
  • Hogan Park @ Highlands Creek: 1.3 mi
  • The Aurora Highlands Community Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • The Aurora Highlands Clock Tower: 1.0 mi
  • 3 Clouds: 4.8 mi
  • Colorado Freedom Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Saint Isidore the Farmer: 6.3 mi
  • WWI Medic Memorial: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Gardens: 57
Museums: 48
Picnic sites: 23
  • Good Times: 10.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 11.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 13.0 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Ruby Hill: 17.0 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 18.3 mi
  • Smith Mound: 19.1 mi
  • The Sand Hills: 21.6 mi
  • Highlands Point: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lee Gulch: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Aurora Highlands North Sign. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highlands PointSW 215°1,925 m22.7 mi
Mount CarbonWSW 248°1,761 m24.2 mi
Inspiration PointW 271°1,651 m18.3 mi
Ruby HillWSW 246°1,644 m17.0 mi
Smith MoundN 354°1,583 m19.1 mi
Riley MoundN 356°1,583 m23.7 mi
The Sand HillsN 10°1,521 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3219:5120:31
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1715:5516:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323342485768757365513931
Precip in0.40.40.91.72.21.92.11.61.41.00.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8487220017

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