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Altman

Altman from directly overhead

Altman is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,240 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ironclad Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 1.6 miles off.

ghost town in Teller County, Colorado

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Coordinates38.73610, -105.13400

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ironclad Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Battle Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Globe Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Evening Star Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Guyot Hill: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Mollie Kathleen Mine: 1.9 mi
  • Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad: 2.2 mi
  • Pancake Rocks: 5.4 mi
  • Halfway Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Helen Hunt Falls: 12.9 mi
Parks
  • Mountain View Adventure Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lower Beaver Park: 5.3 mi
  • Cathedral Park: 5.8 mi
  • Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area: 6.3 mi
  • High Park: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 45
  • Rita the Rock Planter: 2.8 mi
  • Big Red Chair: 14.6 mi
  • Starr Kempf's Kinetic Sculptures: 15.0 mi
  • Back to Kansas: 15.1 mi
  • Trailblazer: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 32
  • Bear Sculpture Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Shipping Container Farm: 15.3 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 16.6 mi
  • westside community garden: 17.1 mi
  • Rock Garden: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Gresson Ore Sorting: 1.7 mi
  • America the Beautiful: 8.7 mi
  • Nelson Camp: 9.9 mi
  • George Eber Duclo: 14.7 mi
  • Mountaineer Train Memorial: 15.3 mi
Museums: 25
Cliffs: 25
  • Windy Point: 8.1 mi
  • The Gym: 8.3 mi
  • New Gym: 8.5 mi
  • Cactus Cliff: 8.6 mi
  • Spiney Ridge: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 13.7 mi
  • Barksdale Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Helen Hunt Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Ramona: 14.0 mi
  • Feather: 14.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 14.0 mi
  • Shorty: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Dakota Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Altman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakNE 34°4,302 m8.7 mi
Little Pikes PeakNNE 27°4,073 m8.8 mi
Devil's PlaygroundNNE 21°3,984 m9.5 mi
Sachett MountainNE 45°3,837 m8.3 mi
Sentinel PointNNE 12°3,814 m7.4 mi
Sheep MountainNE 47°3,780 m5.8 mi
Almagre MountainENE 63°3,768 m8.5 mi
Mount RosaE 83°3,507 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5020:29
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0116:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242532374758626054433324
Precip in0.50.61.31.71.81.83.23.41.70.90.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cripple Creek 3nnw, 5 mi away.

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