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Two Boys

Two Boys from directly overhead

Two Boys is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,727 m. Ely Hill stands 3,048 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowboy's Day Off, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.75655, -105.22263

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Parfet Park: 0.1 mi
  • Clear Creek History Park: 0.1 mi
  • Vanover Park: 0.2 mi
  • Clear Creek: 0.3 mi
  • Stratton Commons: 0.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks
Attractions
  • Colorado School of Mines "M": 1.2 mi
  • North Sponsor Village: 4.0 mi
  • Vickery Hospitality: 4.1 mi
  • True Value Hospitality: 4.2 mi
  • Honnen Hospitality: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 51
Picnic sites: 51
  • First Class Zone/Food Court: 4.1 mi
  • Food Court: 4.1 mi
  • Food Court: 4.3 mi
  • Food Court: 4.3 mi
  • LOB19: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 4
  • Maxwell Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 16.9 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Elk Falls: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 6.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 15.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Two Boys. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ely HillWNW 288°3,048 m11.0 mi
Mount PenceWSW 243°3,014 m12.2 mi
Snyder MountainWSW 242°2,996 m12.6 mi
Centralia MountainWNW 302°2,982 m9.3 mi
Mount TomWNW 301°2,969 m8.0 mi
Bergen PeakSW 236°2,957 m11.1 mi
Douglas MountainWNW 284°2,927 m8.4 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW 256°2,906 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3419:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343442485768747264524134
Precip in0.70.91.72.53.01.71.71.81.81.30.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ralston Rsvr, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4110107755

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