Medicine Wheel Sacred Indian Sitr
Medicine Wheel Sacred Indian Sitr is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,221 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurricane Canyon Natural Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 18 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hurricane Canyon Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Cascade Park: 1.6 mi
- Mabel Willie Park: 2.1 mi
- Soda Springs Park: 2.3 mi
- Mansions Park: 2.7 mi
- Mount Manitou: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Heizer Trailhead: 1.5 mi
- Cave of the Winds: 1.9 mi
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings: 2.5 mi
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway No. 2: 2.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 3.2 mi
- Big Red Chair: 2.8 mi
- Back to Kansas: 5.0 mi
- Cougar Statue: 5.2 mi
- St. Francis of Assisi: 6.5 mi
- Paul Best Victory Bell: 7.1 mi
- George Eber Duclo: 2.8 mi
- Glen Eyrie: 3.8 mi
- Pioneer Park Memorial: 5.2 mi
- America the Beautiful: 5.5 mi
- For the Unborn: 5.8 mi
- The Secret Garden: 5.9 mi
- westside community garden: 6.3 mi
- The Labyrinth: 6.4 mi
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Heritage Garden: 7.0 mi
- Miramont Castle: 2.2 mi
- Heritage Center: 2.7 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 3.5 mi
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 5.0 mi
- Pike's Peak Summit Visitor Center: 5.5 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 4.8 mi
- Windy Point: 5.8 mi
- Point Sublime: 7.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 10.1 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 19.2 mi
- Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 2.5 mi
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Main Pavilions A and B: 9.1 mi
- Lazy Land: 9.7 mi
- South Canyon: 9.8 mi
- Ute Chief Spring: 2.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 2.1 mi
- Twin Spring: 2.3 mi
- Stratton Spring: 2.3 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 2.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 1.6 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 6.8 mi
- Weimer: 7.9 mi
- Hull: 7.9 mi
- Hill: 7.9 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 6.5 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 6.6 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 8.4 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 12.0 mi
- Husted: 9.8 mi
- Altman: 13.9 mi
- Gwillimsville: 18.0 mi
- Lytle: 19.7 mi
- Franceville: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Medicine Wheel Sacred Indian Sitr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WSW 241° | 4,302 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | WSW 250° | 4,073 m | 6.1 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 260° | 3,984 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | SW 223° | 3,837 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sentinel Point | WSW 252° | 3,814 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SW 222° | 3,780 m | 8.1 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SSW 199° | 3,768 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Rosa | S 178° | 3,507 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruxton Park, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4748841542
Day trips start here
- Colorado Springs · 8 mi
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