Carefree sundial
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The Carefree Sundial, in Carefree, Arizona, is "third largest sundial in the Western Hemisphere" [1], designed by architect Joe Wong and solar engineer John Yellot[2], was erected in the Sundial Circle plaza in 1959. The sundial, which points to the North Star, is made from a steel frame and covered in anodized copper. It measures 90 feet in diameter. The metal gnomon, the shadow-casting portion of the dial, stands 35 feet above the plaza and extends 72 feet.[3]
