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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. Starr Peak stands 3,198 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

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Coordinates40.01833, -105.27805

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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: 59
Peaks
Historic sites: 56
  • Civil War memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Site of the state preparatory school builders first high school 1895 1937: 0.2 mi
  • Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 1.3 mi
  • Arbor: 1.3 mi
  • En Memoria de Los Seis de Boulder: 1.4 mi
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
Nature reserves: 47
Gardens: 39
  • 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
Attractions: 18
Picnic sites: 13
  • 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 11.6 miles of U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starr PeakSW3,198 m11.4 mi
Miramonte MountainSW2,915 m11.2 mi
Blue MountainSSW2,846 m10.3 mi
Burnt MountainWNW2,820 m11.0 mi
Crescent MountainSSW2,724 m8.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW2,709 m7.5 mi
Walker MountainNW2,682 m8.9 mi
Scar Top MountainSSW2,675 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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