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U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule

U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule from directly overhead

U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,630 m. Miramonte Mountain stands 2,915 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
August 6, 1977 Beneath this boulder lies a time capsule placed by the city of Boulder Centennial-Bicentennial Commission for the Boulder Centennial-Bicentennial Commission Open the capsule July 4, 2075 City government Mayor Frank Buchanan …
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.01833, -105.27805

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Civil War memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Site of the state preparatory school builders first high school 1895 1937: 0.2 mi
  • Frank Shorter: 0.9 mi
  • Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 1.3 mi
  • Arbor: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Barker Park: 0.1 mi
  • Central Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fitzpatrick Park: 0.4 mi
  • Andrews Arboretum: 0.4 mi
  • Haertling Sculpture Park: 0.4 mi
Museums: 60
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves: 56
Cliffs: 52
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 1.8 mi
  • Front Porch: 2.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.7 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 5.9 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 45
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Zen Walking Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Barbeque: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Boulder Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 23.1 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miramonte MountainSW 218°2,915 m11.2 mi
Blue MountainSSW 198°2,846 m10.3 mi
Burnt MountainWNW 291°2,820 m11.0 mi
Bald MountainW 273°2,782 m9.2 mi
Crescent MountainSSW 192°2,724 m8.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 274°2,709 m7.5 mi
Walker MountainNW 309°2,682 m8.9 mi
Scar Top MountainSSW 199°2,675 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543495767737164524134
Precip in0.81.02.03.03.21.91.81.72.11.61.20.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/621297736

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