Muffler Man
Muffler Man is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,963 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sierra Pointe Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- fiberglass
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 28 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sierra Pointe Park: 0.2 mi
- Village Green Park: 0.3 mi
- Natural Park: 0.5 mi
- Penrose Park: 0.7 mi
- Palmer Park: 0.9 mi
- ochre cliffs: 0.8 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 4.1 mi
- F-5 Tiger II: 4.8 mi
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: 4.8 mi
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo: 4.8 mi
- Austin Bluffs: 2.7 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 3.6 mi
- Hunters Hill: 4.9 mi
- The Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Peppermint Ridge High Point: 7.2 mi
- Mountain Lion Statue: 2.5 mi
- The Gateway to Wisdom: 2.7 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 3.1 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 3.4 mi
- Sculpture garden: 3.4 mi
- Fred McKown Park: 3.3 mi
- Colorado Memorial Shrine: 3.8 mi
- Nikola Tesla Historic Marker: 4.0 mi
- IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Dr Loomis Memorial Iris Trial Gardens: 2.5 mi
- The Children's Garden: 2.6 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 4.0 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 4.1 mi
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 4.1 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 4.3 mi
- National Museum of World War II Aviation: 4.5 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 4.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 4.7 mi
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 4.9 mi
- Pawnee Ridge: 0.4 mi
- Seven Castles: 0.5 mi
- South Knoll: 0.5 mi
- East Canyon: 0.6 mi
- Youth Camp: 0.6 mi
- Tahama Spring: 4.7 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 8.4 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 8.7 mi
- Navajo Spring: 8.8 mi
- Soda Spring: 8.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 9.1 mi
- Hill: 9.4 mi
- Weimer: 9.5 mi
- Hull: 9.5 mi
- Shorty: 9.5 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 5.0 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 5.3 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 5.3 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 11.1 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 7.0 mi
- Point Sublime: 8.6 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 8.6 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.5 mi
- Windy Point: 14.9 mi
- Franceville: 10.0 mi
- Husted: 11.2 mi
- Gwillimsville: 15.3 mi
- Lytle: 20.0 mi
- Altman: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Muffler Man. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 260° | 4,302 m | 15.7 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 263° | 4,073 m | 16.4 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 267° | 3,984 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WSW 254° | 3,837 m | 14.9 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,768 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 230° | 3,507 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | SW 230° | 3,404 m | 15.2 mi |
| Runs-Down-Fast-Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,366 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumbre Vista - Colorado Spgs 1, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12387705802
Day trips start here
- Colorado Springs · 5 mi
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