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Welcome Bear

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Elevation, modelled
1,455 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Horsetooth Mountain2,197 m · 23.1 mi
Nearest byway
Cache la Poudre--North Park19.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:34local time
Coordinates
40.4167, -104.7876
Welcome Bear from directly overhead

Welcome Bear is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 1,455 m. Horsetooth Mountain stands 2,197 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sail, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 19 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horsetooth MountainWNW 292°2,197 m23.1 mi
Alexander MountainW 272°2,156 m24.4 mi
Milner MountainWNW 285°2,101 m21.5 mi
Arthurs RockWNW 297°2,066.5 m23.5 mi
Flatiron MountainW 262°1,885 m23.3 mi
Rabbit MountainWSW 240°1,827 m25.0 mi
Namaqua HillW 270°1,651 m18.6 mi
Table Top MountainWSW 237°1,648 m23.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks: 19
Cliffs: 11
Beaches: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3019:5220:34
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2015:5316:36

Local time (America/Denver).

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