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Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site

Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site from directly overhead

Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,917 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is American Indian Interpretive Area, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

Living history museum and farm in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Wikidata Q7354551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.87333, -104.87206

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • American Indian Interpretive Area: 0.2 mi
  • Snake Pit Bouldering: 0.3 mi
  • Garden Of The Gods Sign: 0.3 mi
  • Garden of the Gods Visitor Center: 0.4 mi
  • Gray Rock: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • Westmoor Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 0.8 mi
  • Schryver Park: 1.8 mi
  • Vermijo Park: 1.8 mi
  • Thorndale Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • The Mesa: 1.5 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Red Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Bear Creek Peak: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 42
Historic sites: 33
  • Pioneer Park Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Glen Eyrie: 1.5 mi
  • For the Unborn: 2.2 mi
  • George Eber Duclo: 2.3 mi
  • Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 32
Museums: 25
  • Race Car Museum Outlet: 1.6 mi
  • Space Foundation Discovery Center: 1.6 mi
  • Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Heritage Center: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • South Canyon: 5.3 mi
  • Lazy Land: 5.4 mi
  • Sentinel Point: 5.5 mi
  • Kinnickinnick: 5.6 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakWSW 256°4,302 m9.5 mi
Little Pikes PeakW 261°4,073 m10.2 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 267°3,984 m10.7 mi
Sachett MountainWSW 246°3,837 m8.9 mi
Sentinel PointW 260°3,814 m12.7 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 241°3,780 m11.3 mi
Almagre MountainSW 229°3,768 m8.7 mi
Mount RosaSSW 206°3,507 m9.2 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 solstice07:1515:5916:42

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/219826718

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