Sundial 2
- Dial City: Flagstaff
- Dial State/Province: Arizona
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 35° 12.174' N
- Dial Nr: 2
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 111° 39.876' W
- Dial Owner: Lowell Observatory
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1913
- Location:
- Lowell Observatory 1400 Mars Hill Rd.at an elevation of 7,200 feet. Dial is in back of the Steele visitor center.
- Description:
- Small bronze horizontal dial with a coarse chapter ring and Roman hour numerals. The gnomon is done as a gryphin. It was a gift from the observatory staff to Dr. Lowell. In a thank you note to his staff, Lowell stated, "Nothing could have pleased me more than that Sundial clothed with its mountain cloak, symbolic of when the sun always shines. It shall be inscribed with all your names and set up on the top of Mars Hill." The original square stone base is replaced by an irregular column of stone and concrete. The square plinth at top still supports the small horizontal dial.
- Inscription:
- Names of the observatory staff
- Dial References:
History of Lowell Observatory.pdf
- Other References:
- Leonard, Louise, Percival Lowell: An Afterglow, Boston, Gorham Press, 1921. p.81 (includes photo of dial).
Last Update:
2019-07-18 19:08