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Devils Slide

Devils Slide, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Slide is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,994 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gendron Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2994 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.73499, -104.92692

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gendron Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Vigil: 0.6 mi
  • San Luis Peak: 0.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • McKinley Peak: 0.8 mi
Parks
  • High Park: 3.5 mi
  • Seven Falls Park: 4.4 mi
  • Columbine Trail: 4.5 mi
  • Glen Oaks Park: 5.2 mi
  • Cathedral Park: 5.4 mi
Attractions
  • Helen Hunt Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Tiger: 4.6 mi
  • snow leopard: 4.6 mi
  • Domestic Goats: 4.6 mi
  • Giraffe Feeding Experience: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Starr Kempf's Kinetic Sculptures: 5.1 mi
  • Children Holding Hands: 6.7 mi
  • The Epicenter: 8.3 mi
  • Trailblazer: 8.3 mi
  • Big Red Chair: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Nelson Camp: 3.2 mi
  • Mountaineer Train Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Tank: 7.2 mi
  • For the Unborn: 8.4 mi
  • Welcome to Colorado Springs: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 32
  • Bear Sculpture Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Shipping Container Farm: 4.7 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Hillside Gardens: 8.6 mi
  • westside community garden: 8.6 mi
Museums: 24
Cliffs: 22
Picnic sites: 21
  • Prairie Skipper Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Turkey Roost Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Elk Run Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 12.0 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Helen Hunt Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Ramona: 4.0 mi
  • Feather: 4.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 4.1 mi
  • Shorty: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Dakota Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Devils Slide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakNW 319°4,302 m9.6 mi
Little Pikes PeakNW 318°4,073 m10.7 mi
Devil's PlaygroundNW 319°3,984 m11.8 mi
Sachett MountainNW 319°3,837 m7.9 mi
Sentinel PointNW 307°3,814 m12.0 mi
Sheep MountainWNW 300°3,780 m8.0 mi
Almagre MountainNW 317°3,768 m5.3 mi
Mount RosaNW 319°3,507 m1.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1516:0016:42

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358929116

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