- Elevation, modelled
- 2,930 m
- Tallest summit within 13.9 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 11.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7092, -105.1725
Rita the Rock Planter is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 2,930 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Beacon Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 0.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Rita the Rock Planter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | NE 37° | 4,302 m | 11.4 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | NNE 32° | 4,073 m | 11.4 mi |
| Devil's Playground | NNE 27° | 3,984 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | NE 46° | 3,837 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sentinel Point | NNE 22° | 3,814 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NE 48° | 3,780 m | 8.6 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,768 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Rosa | ENE 76° | 3,507 m | 12.5 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 15 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beacon Hill: 0.6 mi
- Rosebud Hill: 0.8 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Guyot Hill: 1.2 mi
- Evening Star Mountain: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Mountain View Adventure Park: 2.1 mi
- Lower Beaver Park: 6.6 mi
- Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area: 7.0 mi
- Cathedral Park: 8.1 mi
- High Park: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 50
- Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad: 2.6 mi
- Mollie Kathleen Mine: 3.1 mi
- Pancake Rocks: 7.8 mi
- Seep Springs Arch: 11.3 mi
- Halfway Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 35
- Anklyosaurus: 16.8 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 16.8 mi
- Allosaurus: 16.8 mi
- Big Red Chair: 17.4 mi
- Starr Kempf's Kinetic Sculptures: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 29
- Bear Sculpture Garden: 17.7 mi
- Shipping Container Farm: 17.7 mi
- The Secret Garden: 19.2 mi
- westside community garden: 19.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 25
- The Gym: 5.7 mi
- New Gym: 5.9 mi
- Cactus Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Gem Vault: 5.9 mi
- Spiney Ridge: 6.0 mi
Museums: 23
- Lowell Thomas Museum: 1.7 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 2.6 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 2.6 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 2.6 mi
- Outlaws & Law Men Jail Museum: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Gresson Ore Sorting: 2.1 mi
- America the Beautiful: 11.5 mi
- Nelson Camp: 12.4 mi
- George Eber Duclo: 17.5 mi
- Mountaineer Train Memorial: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Barksdale Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 16.4 mi
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Springs: 11
- Iron Spring: 16.6 mi
- Twin Spring: 17.0 mi
- Stratton Spring: 17.1 mi
- Cheyenne Spring: 17.2 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Helen Hunt Falls: 15.5 mi
- Ramona: 16.5 mi
- Feather: 16.5 mi
- Bridal Veil: 16.5 mi
- Shorty: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Aiken Canyon Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 18.1 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 20.0 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 20.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Dakota Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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