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Cave of the Winds

Cave of the Winds, a attraction in Colorado
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Cave of the Winds, a attraction in Colorado
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Cave of the Winds, a attraction in Colorado
James St. John · CC BY 2.0
Cave of the Winds, a attraction in Colorado
James St. John · CC BY 2.0
Cave of the Winds, a attraction in Colorado
James St. John · CC BY 2.0
Cave of the Winds, a attraction in Colorado
James St. John · CC BY 2.0

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Cave of the Winds is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,165 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

Cave of the Winds is a cave in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado. It is located just west of Colorado Springs on U.S. Highway 24, near the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. Tours of the complex of caves are given daily.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5054965, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.87265, -104.92011

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Mabel Willie Park: 0.8 mi
  • Soda Springs Park: 0.9 mi
  • Mansions Park: 1.1 mi
  • Seven Minute Spring Park: 1.1 mi
  • Schryver Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • Red Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Rocky Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 42
Historic sites: 33
  • George Eber Duclo: 1.1 mi
  • Glen Eyrie: 2.3 mi
  • Pioneer Park Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • For the Unborn: 4.0 mi
  • Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 32
Museums: 25
Cliffs: 23
Picnic sites: 22
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 4.3 mi
  • South Canyon: 7.9 mi
  • Lazy Land: 8.0 mi
  • Sentinel Point: 8.1 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Cave of the Winds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakWSW 252°4,302 m7.0 mi
Little Pikes PeakWSW 258°4,073 m7.7 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 266°3,984 m8.1 mi
Sachett MountainWSW 237°3,837 m6.6 mi
Sentinel PointWSW 257°3,814 m10.2 mi
Sheep MountainSW 233°3,780 m9.1 mi
Almagre MountainSW 215°3,768 m6.9 mi
Mount RosaS 190°3,507 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1516:0016:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733384656605853433326
Precip in0.71.01.93.12.52.13.93.91.91.20.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruxton Park, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/56629261

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