- Elevation, modelled
- 2,094 m
- Tallest summit within 16.8 miles
- Sheep Mountain3,780 m · 15.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour0.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6198, -105.2396
Far Side is a cliff in Colorado, at a modelled 2,094 m. Sheep Mountain stands 3,780 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bulge Wall, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 0.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Far Side. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Mountain | NE 40° | 3,780 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | ENE 60° | 3,404 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cow Mountain | NE 41° | 3,392 m | 12.7 mi |
| Trachyte Knob | NE 34° | 3,310 m | 12.8 mi |
| Big Bull Mountain | NE 46° | 3,303 m | 9.5 mi |
| Rhyolite Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,278 m | 11.9 mi |
| Ironclad Hill | NNE 31° | 3,217 m | 9.9 mi |
| Brind Mountain | NE 52° | 3,196 m | 8.4 mi |
- 0.9 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
- 27.4 mi off the Frontier PathwaysNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 21 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mitre Peak: 3.1 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Little Pisgah Peak: 5.0 mi
- Big Baldy: 5.1 mi
- Rice Mountain: 5.8 mi
Parks: 44
- Mountain View Adventure Park: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area: 10.8 mi
- Royal Gorge Park: 11.3 mi
- Lower Beaver Park: 11.4 mi
- Margrette Park: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Bulge Wall: 0.1 mi
- California Ethics Pinnacle: 0.1 mi
- Menses Prow: 0.1 mi
- Fish Wall: 0.2 mi
- Contest Wall: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 24
- Seep Springs Arch: 4.2 mi
- Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad: 9.5 mi
- Royal Gorge Dinosaur Adventure: 9.6 mi
- Mollie Kathleen Mine: 10.2 mi
- Skyline Drive: 11.2 mi
Museums: 15
- Lowell Thomas Museum: 8.2 mi
- Outlaws & Law Men Jail Museum: 9.3 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 9.5 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 9.5 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 9.5 mi
Springs: 10
- Iron Spring: 23.4 mi
- Twin Spring: 23.8 mi
- Stratton Spring: 23.9 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 23.9 mi
- Cheyenne Spring: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Helen Hunt Falls: 21.6 mi
- Ramona: 22.3 mi
- Feather: 22.3 mi
- Bridal Veil: 22.4 mi
- Shorty: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 8
- Rita the Rock Planter: 7.2 mi
- Anklyosaurus: 9.6 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 9.7 mi
- Allosaurus: 9.7 mi
- John C. Fremont: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Barksdale Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Idlewilde Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Gresson Ore Sorting: 8.6 mi
- Nelson Camp: 18.6 mi
- America the Beautiful: 18.6 mi
- Mountaineer Train Memorial: 23.3 mi
- George Eber Duclo: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- High Mesa Grassland Instant Study Area: 14.7 mi
- Aiken Canyon Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Upper Grape Creek Wilderness Study Area: 22.9 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 2
- Bear Sculpture Garden: 23.2 mi
- Shipping Container Farm: 23.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Dakota Hot Springs: 17.1 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).
Day trips start here
- Colorado Springs · 27 mi
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