- Elevation, modelled
- 1,878 m
- Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 16.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour22.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8323, -104.7425
The Virgin Mary is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 1,878 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Munchkin Playground, a park 0.3 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 22 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of The Virgin Mary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 272° | 4,302 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 274° | 4,073 m | 17.1 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 277° | 3,984 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 267° | 3,837 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 261° | 3,780 m | 17.0 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WSW 258° | 3,768 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Rosa | WSW 244° | 3,507 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | WSW 242° | 3,404 m | 14.1 mi |
- 22.4 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 29 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Munchkin Playground: 0.3 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 0.3 mi
- Little Britches Playground: 0.4 mi
- Mountain View Playground: 0.5 mi
- Honeybear Playground: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Boeing KC-97: 2.0 mi
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo: 2.1 mi
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: 2.2 mi
- F-89 Scorpion: 2.2 mi
- F-86L Sabre Dog: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Skinner Hill: 5.6 mi
- Austin Bluffs: 5.7 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 6.6 mi
- Mount Cutler: 7.9 mi
- Hunters Hill: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 41
- Green Dinosaur: 2.7 mi
- Dinosauar: 2.8 mi
- Sculpture garden: 2.9 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 3.2 mi
- Muffler Man: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Colorado Memorial Shrine: 0.9 mi
- LGM-30G Minuteman III: 2.2 mi
- Medal of Honor Park: 2.2 mi
- MIM-14 Nike Hercules: 2.3 mi
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 32
- Hillside Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 4.4 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 4.5 mi
- Palmer Garden: 4.5 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 4.5 mi
Museums: 23
- National Museum of World War II Aviation: 1.4 mi
- Peterson Air and Space Museum: 2.2 mi
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 4.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 4.4 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Council Grounds: 3.0 mi
- Seven Castles: 3.2 mi
- East Canyon: 3.2 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 3.2 mi
- South Canyon: 3.3 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 4.6 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 9.3 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 9.6 mi
- Navajo Spring: 9.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hill: 8.2 mi
- Weimer: 8.2 mi
- Hull: 8.2 mi
- Shorty: 8.2 mi
- Bridal Veil: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Concrete Coyote: 4.2 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 5.4 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 5.4 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dakota Hogback: 7.4 mi
- Point Sublime: 7.6 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 8.1 mi
- Devils Slide: 12.0 mi
- Windy Point: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Franceville: 8.0 mi
- Husted: 14.4 mi
- Lytle: 17.3 mi
- Gwillimsville: 18.6 mi
- Altman: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
| 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).
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, 3 mi away.
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