Cougar Statue
Cougar Statue is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,946 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Park Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.
Statue of Coronado mascot animal.
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 23 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
- Westmoor Park: 0.9 mi
- Pike Park: 1.1 mi
- Douglas Creek Open space: 1.4 mi
- Roswell Park: 1.5 mi
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site: 0.8 mi
- Garden of the Gods Visitor Center: 0.8 mi
- Garden Of The Gods Sign: 0.9 mi
- American Indian Interpretive Area: 0.9 mi
- Snake Pit Bouldering: 1.1 mi
- The Mesa: 1.8 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Austin Bluffs: 3.7 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 3.8 mi
- Paul Best Victory Bell: 2.3 mi
- Langer Sundial: 2.4 mi
- Train sculpture: 2.6 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 3.0 mi
- Alan’s Odd Duck: 3.0 mi
- Pioneer Park Memorial: 0.4 mi
- For the Unborn: 2.0 mi
- Glen Eyrie: 2.0 mi
- Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 2.7 mi
- George Eber Duclo: 3.0 mi
- westside community garden: 2.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 2.2 mi
- The Pinetum: 2.2 mi
- The Secret Garden: 2.2 mi
- Max Kade Garden: 2.3 mi
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 1.7 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 1.7 mi
- Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 2.2 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 2.2 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 2.5 mi
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- South Canyon: 4.6 mi
- Lazy Land: 4.7 mi
- Sentinel Point: 4.7 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 4.8 mi
- Tahama Spring: 2.7 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 3.0 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 3.3 mi
- Navajo Spring: 3.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 3.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 3.7 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 6.3 mi
- Hill: 6.4 mi
- Weimer: 6.4 mi
- Hull: 6.4 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 2.3 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 4.2 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 9.8 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 2.3 mi
- Point Sublime: 5.4 mi
- Windy Point: 9.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 10.2 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 14.0 mi
- Husted: 9.6 mi
- Franceville: 14.8 mi
- Gwillimsville: 16.4 mi
- Altman: 17.6 mi
- Lytle: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Cougar Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WSW 258° | 4,302 m | 10.3 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 262° | 4,073 m | 11.0 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 267° | 3,984 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WSW 248° | 3,837 m | 9.6 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 261° | 3,814 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 243° | 3,780 m | 11.9 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SW 233° | 3,768 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SSW 211° | 3,507 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruxton Park, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5290148149
Day trips start here
- Colorado Springs · 3 mi
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