Sundial 286
- Dial City: Denver
- Dial State/Province: Colorado
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 39° 44.769' N
- Dial Nr: 286
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 104° 57.171' W
- Dial Owner: City of Denver Dept of Parks and Recreation
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker: Donated by Simpson T. Sopris, son of Elizabeth Allen Sopris
- Dial Date: 1925
- Location:
- City Park, west of pavilion
- Description:
- A large horizontal 6 1/2 ft. x 4 ft. dial in bronze A child figure stands, casting a shadow on the sundial. Child's hands may have held a gnomon rod, now missing. There is a traditional gnomon fixed to the dial plate. Dial and figure are placed atop a granite pedestal. Figure and sundial: approx. 36 x 20 x 20 in. Both the figure and the sundial are set on a bronze plinth, which in turn rests on a granite pedestal. The granite pedestal is at the center of a long granite bench.
- Inscription:
- A gift to Denver/ by S. T Sopris/ in memory of/ Elizabeth Allen Sopris/ A pioneer of 1860/ Erected A.D. 1925
- Other References:
- This is the Elizabeth Allen Sopris Memorial. Rocky Mountain News, April 23, 1965, pg. 28
Last Update:
2019-07-19 19:22