- Elevation, modelled
- 2,209 m
- Tallest summit within 14.7 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 14.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour21.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0075, -104.8949
Barry Goldwater Air Force Academy Visitor Center is a attraction in Colorado, at a modelled 2,209 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 21 miles off.
- Operated by
- Air Force Academy Athletic Association
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Barry Goldwater Air Force Academy Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SW 215° | 4,302 m | 14.1 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | SW 219° | 4,073 m | 14.1 mi |
| Devil's Playground | SW 224° | 3,984 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | SSW 208° | 3,837 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Garfield | SSW 192° | 3,327 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tuckaway Mountain | SSW 197° | 3,303 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Arthur | S 190° | 3,293 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cameron Cone | SSW 195° | 3,263 m | 12.6 mi |
- 21.3 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 22 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel: 0.3 mi
- USAFA Terrazzo: 0.4 mi
- Air Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center: 8.4 mi
- Tower of Babel: 8.8 mi
Peaks
- Eagle's Peak: 1.2 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 1.6 mi
- Blodgett Peak: 3.4 mi
- South Blodgett: 3.8 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 33
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Eagle and Fledgling statue: 0.4 mi
- Wall of Fallen Graduates: 0.4 mi
- Core Values Ramp: 0.5 mi
- Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 2.6 mi
Museums: 25
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry: 3.8 mi
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 7.9 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 10.3 mi
- Miramont Castle: 10.3 mi
- Heritage Center: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 9.6 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 15.1 mi
- Hill: 15.6 mi
- Weimer: 15.6 mi
- Hull: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Husted: 0.7 mi
- Gwillimsville: 9.1 mi
- Dakan: 18.3 mi
- Franceville: 21.2 mi
- Altman: 22.7 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 | 07:16 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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