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Wanna Play

Wanna Play from directly overhead

Wanna Play is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,486 m. Horsetooth Mountain stands 2,197 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dream Big Dreams, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 21 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates40.40595, -104.75930

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Dream Big Dreams: 0.2 mi
  • Grey Stone Grasses: 0.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Trees: 0.8 mi
  • Foxtail Grass: 0.8 mi
  • Mountain Rose: 0.9 mi
Parks
  • Greeley West Park: 0.9 mi
  • Peak View Park: 1.0 mi
  • Allen Park: 1.2 mi
  • Sanborn Park: 1.5 mi
  • Homestead Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves: 56
  • Country Club West Natural Area: 0.9 mi
  • Josephine Jones Natural Area: 1.1 mi
  • Gateway Lakes Natural Area: 1.3 mi
  • Gallery Green Natural Area: 2.3 mi
  • Glenmere Urban Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
Museums: 18
Peaks: 15
  • Antelope Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Wildcat Mound: 9.6 mi
  • Twin Mounds: 13.5 mi
  • Big Owl Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 11
  • Torture Chamber: 21.6 mi
  • Bootie Slab: 22.0 mi
  • Piano Ridge: 22.0 mi
  • Duncan's Ridge: 22.0 mi
  • Bolt Wall: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Mussel Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Heron Cove: 15.1 mi
  • Willows Landing: 15.1 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 17.6 mi
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Blue Arena: 12.4 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Horsetooth Falls: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horsetooth MountainWNW 292°2,197 m24.8 mi
Milner MountainWNW 286°2,101 m23.1 mi
Flatiron MountainW 264°1,885 m24.7 mi
Namaqua HillW 272°1,651 m20.1 mi
Table Top MountainWSW 240°1,648 m24.8 mi
Mariana ButteW 269°1,602 m20.1 mi
Riley MoundS 178°1,583 m19.4 mi
Smith MoundS 179°1,583 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3019:5220:33
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1915:5316:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313444516070767365524031
Precip in0.40.40.91.82.61.81.61.61.11.10.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeley UNC, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9339570789

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