- Elevation, modelled
- 2,096 m
- Tallest summit within 23.5 miles
- Mount Garfield3,327 m · 22.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9546, -104.5738
American Aviation is a attraction in Colorado, at a modelled 2,096 m. Mount Garfield stands 3,327 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vollmer Hill, a peak 6.9 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of American Aviation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Garfield | WSW 243° | 3,327 m | 22.5 mi |
| Tuckaway Mountain | WSW 246° | 3,303 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Arthur | WSW 243° | 3,293 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cameron Cone | WSW 248° | 3,263 m | 22.2 mi |
| Marys Mountain | WSW 249° | 3,004 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,988 m | 22.5 mi |
| Stove Mountain | SW 235° | 2,984 m | 22.8 mi |
| Ormes Peak | W 269° | 2,963 m | 19.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Vollmer Hill: 6.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 8.7 mi
- Hunters Hill: 11.5 mi
- Table Rock: 12.7 mi
- Austin Bluffs: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 58
- Convair F-102 Delta Dagger: 11.2 mi
- F-5 Tiger II: 11.2 mi
- T-33A Shooting Star: 11.4 mi
- EB-57E Canberra: 11.4 mi
- EC-121T Warning Star: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Fred McKown Park: 8.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.3 mi
- LGM-30G Minuteman III: 11.0 mi
- Medal of Honor Park: 11.4 mi
- MIM-14 Nike Hercules: 11.4 mi
Museums: 16
- Peterson Air and Space Museum: 11.4 mi
- National Museum of World War II Aviation: 12.1 mi
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry: 14.5 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 15.5 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 19.8 mi
- Hill: 20.4 mi
- Weimer: 20.4 mi
- Hull: 20.4 mi
- Shorty: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Franceville: 10.3 mi
- Gwillimsville: 14.7 mi
- Bijou Basin: 16.4 mi
- Husted: 17.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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