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Pioneer Monument

Pioneer Monument is a historic site in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,597 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Monument Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

Pioneer Fountain, also known as Pioneer Monument, is a fountain and sculpture by Frederick William MacMonnies, installed in Denver, Colorado, United States. In the original version of the monument, which was commissioned in 1904, an Indian warrior appeared at the top of the fountain, but the Denver business community loudly protested, and the Indian figure was soon replaced with a statue of Kit Carson. The statue of Carson was temporarily removed in June 2020. Indigenous activists had long criticized the glorification of Carson, who led a violent campaign to expel Navajo people from the American West. The Denver Parks and Recreation department described their removal of the statue as a "precautionary measure to keep it from being torn down."

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Dates from 1911.

Wikidata Q85793411, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1597 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.74031, -104.98770

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pioneer Monument Park: 0.0 mi
  • Lincoln Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • MacIntosh Park: 0.1 mi
  • Civic Center Park: 0.1 mi
  • Golden Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
  • Sadie M. Likens Drinking Fountain: 0.0 mi
  • Ten Commandments Tablet: 0.1 mi
  • Joseph P. Martinez Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Joseph P. Martinez Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Volunteers of the Spanish American War Flagpole: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Morey Middle School Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Wildflower Treasures: 1.4 mi
  • Colorado Rocky Mountain Ecosystems: 1.4 mi
  • Radical Plant Select Garden: 1.4 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 1.4 mi
  • Park Hill Park: 3.5 mi
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
  • Niver Creek Open Space: 8.3 mi
  • Morrison Nature Center: 10.0 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 45
  • Picnic Table: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.5 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.5 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 1.5 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 10.9 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 13.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Pioneer Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 285°2,969 m20.0 mi
Legault MountainSW 226°2,757 m20.5 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 301°2,724 m20.3 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 230°2,711 m19.0 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 288°2,686 m19.1 mi
Centennial ConeW 273°2,640 m19.7 mi
Crow HillSW 223°2,638 m20.2 mi
Bear MountainWSW 243°2,630 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358950938

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