Welcome Pole
Welcome Pole is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,547 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridgeview Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 4.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- created spring 2013
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 24.7 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Park · 29 mi
- Many Parks Curve · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ridgeview Park: 0.4 mi
- Troutman Park: 0.7 mi
- Westfield Park: 0.9 mi
- Fossil Creek Meadows Park: 1.3 mi
- Landings Park: 1.4 mi
- Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Hazaleus Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Prairie Dog Meadow Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Ross Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Colina Mariposa Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Early Vision: 1.1 mi
- Omming Birds Portal: 1.3 mi
- On Broad Shoulders: 2.1 mi
- Stones Gait: 2.1 mi
- Blog Pony: 2.3 mi
- Milner Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Horsetooth Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Arthurs Rock: 5.9 mi
- Bingham Hill: 7.8 mi
- Namaqua Hill: 7.9 mi
- Veterans Plaza of Northern Colorado: 2.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Annie's Grave: 4.7 mi
- Strauss Cabin: 5.0 mi
- Don Lightbody: 5.1 mi
- Avenir Museum: 3.4 mi
- Allicar Museum: 3.4 mi
- Heritage Courtyard at Library Park: 4.4 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 4.4 mi
- Avery House: 4.5 mi
- Torture Chamber: 2.4 mi
- Bootie Slab: 2.7 mi
- Piano Ridge: 2.7 mi
- Duncan's Ridge: 2.8 mi
- Bolt Wall: 4.4 mi
- Rolland Moore Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Monfort Quadrangle: 3.5 mi
- FoCo Cafe Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Murphy Center Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Dixon Reservoir Beach: 3.3 mi
- Willows Landing: 5.7 mi
- Mussel Beach: 5.9 mi
- Heron Cove: 5.9 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 7.3 mi
- Horsetooth Falls: 4.7 mi
- Grouse Hollow Falls: 12.1 mi
- Fox Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- West Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 24.8 mi
- Homestead Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Eltuck Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Eltuck Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Skyline Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Ouzel: 17.4 mi
- Nelson Spring: 13.6 mi
- Wilson Spring: 24.8 mi
- Jacob Spring: 24.9 mi
- Blue Arena: 7.7 mi
- Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 10.0 mi
- Stout: 3.4 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Poudre: 5.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Welcome Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | W 273° | 3,230 m | 19.3 mi |
| West White Pine Mountain | WNW 286° | 3,140 m | 20.7 mi |
| East White Pine Mountain | WNW 287° | 3,111 m | 19.4 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | W 274° | 3,029 m | 17.9 mi |
| Storm Mountain | W 261° | 3,015 m | 15.6 mi |
| Panorama Peak | SW 235° | 2,829 m | 20.4 mi |
| Crosier Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,809 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 236° | 2,722 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Collins, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4130683060
Day trips start here
- Estes Park · 25 mi
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