- Elevation, modelled
- 1,827 m
- Tallest summit within 15.9 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 12.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour18.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8294, -104.8217
The Great Pumpkin is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 1,827 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is End of an Era, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of The Great Pumpkin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 274° | 4,302 m | 12.0 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 276° | 4,073 m | 12.9 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 280° | 3,984 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 267° | 3,837 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 273° | 3,814 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 259° | 3,780 m | 12.8 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WSW 254° | 3,768 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 233° | 3,507 m | 8.6 mi |
- 18.5 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 25 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Alamo Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Palmer Center Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Antlers Park: 0.5 mi
- Carnegie Public Garden: 0.5 mi
- Acacia Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 2.6 mi
- Ridgeline Pass: 3.3 mi
- Lyons Sandstone Quarry: 3.5 mi
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Mount Cutler: 4.2 mi
- Mays Peak: 4.5 mi
- Bear Creek Peak: 4.5 mi
- Muscoco Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Mount Buckhorn: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 41
- End of an Era: 0.1 mi
- Truffles: 0.2 mi
- The Lighted Lantern: 0.2 mi
- Twilight: 0.2 mi
- Castilleja: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Spencer Penrose: 0.3 mi
- First Stake Of The Fountain Colony: 0.3 mi
- Pikes Peak Range Riders Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Man on the Iron Horse: 0.6 mi
- Welcome to Colorado Springs: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 32
- Rock Garden: 0.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 0.7 mi
- Hillside Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Horticultural Art Society Demonstration Garden: 1.3 mi
- Cutler Hall Prairie Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums: 23
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 0.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 0.4 mi
- U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum: 0.4 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 0.8 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- South Canyon: 4.0 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 4.2 mi
- Council Grounds: 4.3 mi
- East Canyon: 4.4 mi
- Sentinel Point: 4.4 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 0.8 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 5.3 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 5.5 mi
- Navajo Spring: 5.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hill: 4.6 mi
- Weimer: 4.6 mi
- Hull: 4.6 mi
- Shorty: 4.6 mi
- Bridal Veil: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Concrete Coyote: 0.7 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dakota Hogback: 3.2 mi
- Point Sublime: 3.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 8.6 mi
- Windy Point: 10.8 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Franceville: 12.2 mi
- Husted: 12.9 mi
- Lytle: 15.9 mi
- Altman: 18.0 mi
- Gwillimsville: 18.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 7 mi away.
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