- Elevation, modelled
- 2,092 m
- Tallest summit within 16.5 miles
- Sentinel Point3,814 m · 16.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Touron it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6291, -105.2262
Dark Side is a cliff in Colorado, at a modelled 2,092 m. Sentinel Point stands 3,814 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is 2150 Wall, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Gold Belt Tour runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Dark Side. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Point | NNE 24° | 3,814 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NE 39° | 3,780 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | ENE 61° | 3,404 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cow Mountain | NE 41° | 3,392 m | 11.7 mi |
| Trachyte Knob | NNE 33° | 3,310 m | 11.9 mi |
| Big Bull Mountain | NE 46° | 3,303 m | 8.5 mi |
| Rhyolite Mountain | NNE 17° | 3,278 m | 11.1 mi |
| Ironclad Hill | NNE 29° | 3,217 m | 9.0 mi |
- On the Gold Belt TourNational
- 27.8 mi off the Frontier PathwaysNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 20 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mitre Peak: 2.1 mi
- Little Pisgah Peak: 4.0 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Nipple Mountain: 5.5 mi
Parks: 55
- Mountain View Adventure Park: 7.5 mi
- Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Lower Beaver Park: 10.4 mi
- Royal Gorge Park: 12.1 mi
- Margrette Park: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 29
- Seep Springs Arch: 5.1 mi
- Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad: 8.7 mi
- Mollie Kathleen Mine: 9.3 mi
- Royal Gorge Dinosaur Adventure: 10.5 mi
- Skyline Drive: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 25
- 2150 Wall: 0.2 mi
- Gem Vault: 0.3 mi
- Bank North: 0.3 mi
- Cactus Cliff: 0.4 mi
- Spiney Ridge: 0.5 mi
Museums: 17
- Lowell Thomas Museum: 7.3 mi
- Outlaws & Law Men Jail Museum: 8.4 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 8.6 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 8.6 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 8.6 mi
Springs: 10
- Iron Spring: 22.5 mi
- Twin Spring: 22.8 mi
- Stratton Spring: 22.9 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 23.0 mi
- Cheyenne Spring: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 9
- Rita the Rock Planter: 6.2 mi
- Anklyosaurus: 10.6 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 10.6 mi
- Allosaurus: 10.6 mi
- John C. Fremont: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Barksdale Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 22.6 mi
- Prairie Skipper Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Helen Hunt Falls: 20.6 mi
- Ramona: 21.4 mi
- Feather: 21.4 mi
- Bridal Veil: 21.4 mi
- Shorty: 21.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Gresson Ore Sorting: 7.6 mi
- Nelson Camp: 17.6 mi
- America the Beautiful: 17.6 mi
- Mountaineer Train Memorial: 22.4 mi
- George Eber Duclo: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- High Mesa Grassland Instant Study Area: 15.6 mi
- Aiken Canyon Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 22.1 mi
- Upper Grape Creek Wilderness Study Area: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 3
- Bear Sculpture Garden: 22.3 mi
- Shipping Container Farm: 22.3 mi
- The Secret Garden: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Dakota Hot Springs: 17.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 27 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guffey 9SE, 10 mi away.
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