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Pikes Peak International Raceway

Pikes Peak International Raceway from directly overhead

Pikes Peak International Raceway is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,634 m. Sachett Mountain stands 3,837 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Buttes, a peak 1.6 miles away. Frontier Pathways passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

motorsport track in the United States

Wikidata Q1423492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.59151, -104.67621
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Buttes: 1.6 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Buck Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Timber Mountain: 11.1 mi
  • White Butte: 11.3 mi
Parks
  • John Metcalf Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
  • Hibbard Park: 7.7 mi
  • Cross Creek Regional Park: 8.4 mi
  • Samantha Crutcher Park: 9.8 mi
  • John Cesara Park: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Boeing KC-97: 15.1 mi
  • Domestic Goats: 15.6 mi
  • Giraffe Feeding Experience: 15.7 mi
  • Tiger: 15.7 mi
  • snow leopard: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 36
Gardens: 30
  • Shipping Container Farm: 15.7 mi
  • Bear Sculpture Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Hillside Gardens: 17.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 18.9 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 25
Picnic sites: 14
  • Elk Run Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Turkey Roost Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Prairie Skipper Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Council Grounds: 20.0 mi
  • Kinnickinnick: 20.2 mi
Springs: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Ramona: 17.1 mi
  • Feather: 17.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 17.1 mi
  • Shorty: 17.1 mi
  • Hill: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 6.9 mi
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo South: 10.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Dakota Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Pikes Peak International Raceway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sachett MountainNW 310°3,837 m24.5 mi
Sheep MountainNW 304°3,780 m24.7 mi
Almagre MountainNW 309°3,768 m22.0 mi
Mount RosaNW 308°3,507 m18.5 mi
Mount Big ChiefWNW 302°3,404 m19.0 mi
Runs-Down-Fast-MountainNW 312°3,366 m20.7 mi
Mount GarfieldNW 316°3,327 m20.9 mi
Tuckaway MountainNW 314°3,303 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4720:27
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1416:0016:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341485767727063514032
Precip in0.30.30.81.42.02.33.13.01.30.80.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/104067855

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