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Children's Memorial Garden

Children's Memorial Garden from directly overhead

Children's Memorial Garden is a historic site in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,378 m. Twenty-one Mile Butte stands 1,576 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakeside Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
A small garden with art pieces for children who have died. There are several statues and the ground is made of bricks with the names of children.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.29934, -105.49675

85 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Lakeside Park: 0.1 mi
  • McManamen Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bivens Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 22
Artworks: 9
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twenty-one Mile ButteSW1,576 m17.1 mi
Antelope ButteSSE1,544 m6.4 mi
Appel ButteSSW1,524 m11.6 mi
Sassick ButteSSW1,522 m12.1 mi
Schoolhouse ButteSSW1,506 m11.9 mi
Sharp ButteSE1,498 m10.2 mi
Rocky ButteSSE1,490 m7.8 mi
Crenshaw HillWSW1,481 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:14
June solstice05:1920:0620:50
September equinox06:5018:2319:01
December solstice07:3515:3816:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262737445364727161473526
Precip in0.60.81.12.13.32.51.71.41.21.60.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gillette 4SE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/491688112

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