Carl Howelson Statue
Carl Howelson Statue is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,049 m. Lost Ranger Peak stands 3,641 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Scout Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Flat Tops Trail passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Carl Howelson | 1877-1955 | "The Father of Skiing in Colorado" | After immigrating to the United States, the "Flying | Norseman" thrilled spectators with "ski sailing" in the | Barnum & Bailey Circus. | Among his accomplishments, the Norwegian stonemason
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Dunckley Pass Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Howelsen Hill: 0.5 mi
- Emerald Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Deer Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Storm Peak: 5.0 mi
- Sunshine Peak: 5.2 mi
- Eagle Scout Park: 0.0 mi
- Ski Town Lions Park: 0.1 mi
- Owned by the Steamboat Park Association: 0.4 mi
- Little Toots Park: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Yampa River Botanic Park: 1.1 mi
- Rotary Park Boardwalk: 1.9 mi
- Steamboat Gondola: 3.1 mi
- Fish Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Strawberry Hotsprings: 5.2 mi
- Steamboat Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Tread of Pioneers Museum: 0.1 mi
- Hayden Heritage Center: 22.4 mi
- River Run: 0.1 mi
- Steamboat Spirit: 0.3 mi
- Bear Park Permaculture Center: 0.5 mi
- Modern Victory Garden: 1.8 mi
- Fish Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Fish Creek Upper Falls: 4.4 mi
- Dennis Hump: 22.8 mi
- Finger Rock: 24.6 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 0.5 mi
- Stehley Park: 0.6 mi
- Strawberry Park Hot Springs: 5.2 mi
- Stagecoach Swim Beach: 14.0 mi
- Wheeler Memorial: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Carl Howelson Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Ranger Peak | NNE 31° | 3,641 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Ethel | NE 36° | 3,625 m | 13.8 mi |
| The Dome | NNE 26° | 3,581 m | 15.4 mi |
| Horse Thief Peak | NNE 30° | 3,314 m | 10.3 mi |
| Soda Mountain | NE 53° | 3,295 m | 7.7 mi |
| Gore Mountain | SSE 153° | 3,237 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Werner | ESE 112° | 3,220 m | 5.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 52° | 3,218 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steamboat Springs, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8861499571
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