- Elevation, modelled
- 1,936 m
- Tallest summit within 12.9 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 8.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour16.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8647, -104.8974
Balanced Rock is a attraction in Colorado, at a modelled 1,936 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. Gold Belt Tour passes 16 miles off.
- Step-free access
- Limited
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Balanced Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WSW 258° | 4,302 m | 8.1 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 263° | 4,073 m | 8.8 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 270° | 3,984 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WSW 246° | 3,837 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 262° | 3,814 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,780 m | 9.8 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SW 226° | 3,768 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SSW 200° | 3,507 m | 8.1 mi |
- 16.4 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 21 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Balanced Rock: 0.0 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 0.0 mi
- Siamese Twins: 0.6 mi
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings: 0.8 mi
- The Scottsman: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Iron Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.9 mi
- The Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Bear Creek Peak: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 33
- George Eber Duclo: 0.8 mi
- Glen Eyrie: 2.0 mi
- Pioneer Park Memorial: 2.0 mi
- For the Unborn: 2.7 mi
- Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 4.1 mi
Museums: 24
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Center: 0.9 mi
- Miramont Castle: 1.4 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 2.3 mi
- Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 1.6 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hill: 5.8 mi
- Weimer: 5.8 mi
- Hull: 5.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Husted: 10.1 mi
- Altman: 15.5 mi
- Franceville: 16.7 mi
- Gwillimsville: 17.6 mi
- Lytle: 18.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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