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Welcome Pole

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Elevation, modelled
1,547 m
Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
Lookout Mountain3,230 m · 19.3 mi
Nearest byway
Cache la Poudre--North Park4.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:35local time
Coordinates
40.5223, -105.0931
Welcome Pole from directly overhead

Welcome Pole is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 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.

Built
created spring 2013

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainW 273°3,230 m19.3 mi
West White Pine MountainWNW 286°3,140 m20.7 mi
East White Pine MountainWNW 287°3,111 m19.4 mi
Crystal MountainW 274°3,029 m17.9 mi
Storm MountainW 261°3,015 m15.6 mi
Panorama PeakSW 235°2,829 m20.4 mi
Crosier MountainWSW 250°2,809 m18.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 236°2,722 m18.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 3
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
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).

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