Sundial 696
- Dial City: Colorado Springs
- Dial State/Province: Colorado
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 38° 47.367' N
- Dial Nr: 696
- Dial Type: Obelisk or Vertical Gnomon
- Dial Access: Private
- Lon: 104° 50.450' W
- Dial Owner: The Colorado Springs School
- Dial Designer: Mais Korniyenko
- Dial Maker: Maxwell Fagin, Tyler Boschert, Miller Adam
- Dial Date: 10-Sep
- Location:
- The Colorado Springs School El Pomar Academic Center parking lot 21 Broadmoor Avenue Colorado Springs
- Description:
- A point-in-space or nodus dial with a 65 foot diameter dial face with seasonal markers extending nearly 150 foot wide due to uneven terrain. Time and date are indicated by the shadow of the tip of the 15 foot high curved gnomon. The dial is made of concrete, steel angle, cast iron and Breeze Stone, a compacted crushed stone. Roman hour numerals are cast iron, cast by students at The Colorado Springs School. The dial was designed and built by students, alumni and faculty of the school over a five year period. Provision is made for 60 stone date markers, set to indicate dates of significance to the school calendar.
Last Update:
7/23/2011 11:15