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“Welcome” -Bear

“Welcome” -Bear from directly overhead

“Welcome” -Bear is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,442 m. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the south-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Free Spirit, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 1.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.34011, -105.57253

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Emerald Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Gianttrack Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Eagle Cliff Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Rams Horn Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Thunder Peak: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 41
  • Wind River Ranch: 3.5 mi
  • Old Fall River Road: 8.5 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 14.2 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 14.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 40
  • Crag of Fear: 2.3 mi
  • Slamdance Buttress: 2.3 mi
  • Quickie Cliff: 2.3 mi
  • The Thumb: 3.1 mi
  • The Thimble: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 39
  • Windy Gulch Cascades: 3.6 mi
  • Alberta Falls: 4.3 mi
  • MacGregor Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Glacier Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Fern Falls: 5.0 mi
Parks: 27
Historic sites: 26
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 1.9 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 1.9 mi
  • Estes Park Women's Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Bond Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Albert Birch Bungalow: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Tuxedo Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 2.3 mi
  • Endovalley: 6.8 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 6
  • Lookout Springs: 4.0 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of “Welcome” -Bear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakSSW 201°4,346 m6.3 mi
Mount MeekerSSW 195°4,227 m6.6 mi
Pagoda MountainSSW 204°4,082 m6.9 mi
Ships Prow TowerSSW 197°4,073.56 m6.3 mi
Storm PeakSSW 206°4,060 m5.7 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonSSW 199°4,037 m5.6 mi
McHenrys PeakSW 220°4,036 m7.0 mi
Powell PeakSW 223°4,016 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5616:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272733394858646254433426
Precip in0.80.71.62.32.31.42.61.71.61.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estes Park 3 SSE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7564897559

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