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Upcyclone

Upcyclone from directly overhead

Upcyclone is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,528 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Freedom Square Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 1.0 miles off.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates40.59628, -105.09578

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Freedom Square Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lee Martinez Park: 0.8 mi
  • Soft Gold Park: 0.8 mi
  • Legacy Park: 0.8 mi
  • Fort Collins City Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
Cliffs: 17
  • Scoop Area: 3.5 mi
  • Land of the Overhangs: 3.6 mi
  • North Slab: 3.7 mi
  • Nipple Wall: 3.7 mi
  • Exit Wall: 3.8 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 13
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Willows Landing: 10.5 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Heron Cove: 10.8 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Horsetooth Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Blue Arena: 11.9 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 15.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Nelson Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Bedsprings: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Upcyclone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWSW 258°3,230 m19.6 mi
West White Pine MountainW 272°3,140 m19.7 mi
East White Pine MountainW 272°3,111 m18.4 mi
Crystal MountainWSW 258°3,029 m18.1 mi
Storm MountainWSW 243°3,015 m17.0 mi
Crosier MountainWSW 237°2,809 m20.7 mi
Boiler HillWSW 254°2,697 m16.2 mi
White RockW 275°2,673 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
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–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442495867737163503931
Precip in0.40.51.32.12.71.91.61.41.41.30.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Collins, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4185728663

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