The Great Blue
The Great Blue is an artwork in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,830 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 2,416 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dreams of Greatness, a artwork 0.2 miles away. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- "THE GREATE BLUE" BY RICH HAINES / FUNDED BY THE CITY OF CHEYENNE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROJECT 2000
How to reach it
142 named places within 25 miles
- Cahill Park: 0.3 mi
- Dry Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Highlands Park: 0.9 mi
- William N Brimmer Bowls and Street Plaza: 1.0 mi
- Highlands Park: 1.0 mi
- Dreams of Greatness: 0.2 mi
- For The Love Of The Game: 0.9 mi
- "E": 1.0 mi
- The Red Wave: 1.1 mi
- "Moment of Glory": 1.1 mi
- Dodge Hill: 4.4 mi
- Augur Hill: 4.6 mi
- Nob Hill: 4.6 mi
- Gilbert Hill: 5.3 mi
- Stevenson Hill: 6.2 mi
- VA: 1.3 mi
- Airport Parkway Park: 2.2 mi
- Point Park: 2.4 mi
- Paul Smith Childrens Village: 3.2 mi
- Cheyenne Botanic Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Connie Burnside: 1.8 mi
- Jeff Wiggins: 2.3 mi
- In Memory Of Alexander Frye: 2.3 mi
- In Memory Of Alexander Frye: 2.3 mi
- Mountain View Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
- Wyoming National Guard Museum: 2.6 mi
- Wyoming State Museum: 2.9 mi
- Cheyenne Depot Museum: 3.1 mi
- Cowgirls of the West Museum: 3.1 mi
- Nelson Museum of the West: 3.1 mi
- Big Boy Steam Engine 4004: 2.3 mi
- Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
- Chalk Bluffs: 15.2 mi
- Chalk Bluffs: 16.7 mi
- Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
- Hecla: 21.0 mi
- Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Great Blue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,416 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mesa Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,318 m | 24.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,301 m | 22.8 mi |
| BM AS-P41 | WSW 237° | 2,179 m | 23.6 mi |
| Terry Anticline | SSW 209° | 1,967 m | 11.0 mi |
| Terry Peak | SSW 210° | 1,962 m | 10.7 mi |
| Stevenson Hill | WNW 298° | 1,943 m | 6.2 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 286° | 1,937 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 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 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheyenne, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13315646392
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