- Elevation, modelled
- 1,915 m
- Tallest summit within 12.6 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 7.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour15.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8577, -104.9121
Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway No. 2 is a attraction in Colorado, at a modelled 1,915 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Gold Belt Tour passes 16 miles off.
One of the three locomotives built in 1890 by Burnham, Williams & Co., an early predecessor of the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway No. 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 260° | 4,302 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 266° | 4,073 m | 8.0 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 273° | 3,984 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,837 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 264° | 3,814 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,780 m | 8.9 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SW 224° | 3,768 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SSW 195° | 3,507 m | 7.4 mi |
- 15.5 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 20 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings: 0.4 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 0.9 mi
- Balanced Rock: 0.9 mi
- Balanced Rock: 0.9 mi
- Cave of the Winds: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Iron Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bear Creek Peak: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 33
- George Eber Duclo: 0.1 mi
- Glen Eyrie: 2.7 mi
- Pioneer Park Memorial: 2.9 mi
- For the Unborn: 3.2 mi
- Welcome to Colorado Springs: 4.6 mi
Museums: 24
- Heritage Center: 0.0 mi
- Miramont Castle: 0.6 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 0.9 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 2.9 mi
- Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 1.1 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 4.8 mi
- Weimer: 5.5 mi
- Hill: 5.5 mi
- Hull: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Husted: 10.6 mi
- Altman: 14.6 mi
- Franceville: 17.3 mi
- Lytle: 17.8 mi
- Gwillimsville: 18.3 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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