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Fallen Officers Memorial

Fallen Officers Memorial from directly overhead

Fallen Officers Memorial is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,453 m. Milner Mountain stands 2,101 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Reflection Through Time, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 21 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates40.41695, -104.73563

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Sherwood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wood Briar Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Broadview Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sanborn Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 55
  • Country Club West Natural Area: 1.5 mi
  • Glenmere Urban Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
  • Gateway Lakes Natural Area: 1.8 mi
  • Gallery Green Natural Area: 1.9 mi
  • Josephine Jones Natural Area: 2.5 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 13
Peaks: 12
  • Antelope Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Wildcat Mound: 10.9 mi
  • Twin Mounds: 14.9 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Big Owl Hill: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Torture Chamber: 22.5 mi
  • Bootie Slab: 22.8 mi
  • Piano Ridge: 22.9 mi
  • Duncan's Ridge: 22.9 mi
  • Bolt Wall: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Mussel Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Heron Cove: 16.2 mi
  • Willows Landing: 16.2 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 18.8 mi
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Blue Arena: 13.5 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Horsetooth Falls: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Milner MountainWNW 283°2,101 m24.1 mi
Namaqua HillW 270°1,651 m21.4 mi
Mariana ButteW 267°1,602 m21.3 mi
Riley MoundS 182°1,583 m20.2 mi
Smith MoundS 182°1,583 m24.8 mi
Twin MoundsWSW 251°1,571 m14.9 mi
Big Owl HillSW 235°1,549 m19.1 mi
Cherry HillW 262°1,540 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3019:5220:33
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1915:5316:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313444516070767365524031
Precip in0.40.40.91.82.61.81.61.61.11.10.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeley UNC, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1012340350

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