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Winning the Iron Shirt

Winning the Iron Shirt from directly overhead

Winning the Iron Shirt is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,533 m. Crystal Mountain stands 3,029 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Lake Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1987
Material
bronze;concrete
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.41109, -105.07314

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Silver Lake Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kirkview Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dwayne Webster Park: 0.5 mi
  • Glen Arbor Park: 0.6 mi
  • Silver Glen Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • River's Edge Natural Area: 1.9 mi
  • Kings Crossing Natural Area: 1.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Run Natural Area: 2.0 mi
  • Old Saint Louis Natural Area: 2.0 mi
  • Boise Bend Natural Area: 2.1 mi
Peaks
  • Cherry Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Namaqua Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Mariana Butte: 3.6 mi
  • Twin Mounds: 5.8 mi
  • Milner Mountain: 8.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 30
Cliffs: 23
  • Torture Chamber: 8.9 mi
  • Duncan's Ridge: 9.2 mi
  • Bootie Slab: 9.3 mi
  • Piano Ridge: 9.3 mi
  • Bolt Wall: 11.5 mi
Museums: 21
Gardens: 15
Beaches: 6
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 1.1 mi
  • Heron Cove: 2.9 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Willows Landing: 3.2 mi
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Horsetooth Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Nelson Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Winning the Iron Shirt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crystal MountainWNW 295°3,029 m20.9 mi
Storm MountainWNW 287°3,015 m17.2 mi
Kenny MountainWSW 246°2,830 m19.9 mi
Panorama PeakWSW 257°2,829 m18.1 mi
Crosier MountainW 275°2,809 m18.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 261°2,722 m16.5 mi
Boiler HillWNW 296°2,697 m18.6 mi
Pole HillW 261°2,647 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5416:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140475566727062493729
Precip in0.50.61.32.22.71.61.51.31.41.20.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loveland 2N, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/671364626

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