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Lytle

Lytle from directly overhead

Lytle is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,905 m. Sachett Mountain stands 3,837 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Aiken Canyon Preserve, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 12 miles off.

The Lytle School District served families in the Turkey Creek and Red Creek valleys and surrounding areas. It was a one room school with grades 1-8.

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Coordinates38.60250, -104.86778
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Timber Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Pittsburg: 3.8 mi
  • Buck Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Wild Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Table Mountain: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Iron Horse Park: 10.1 mi
  • Founder's Field: 10.4 mi
  • Glen Oaks Park: 10.5 mi
  • Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
  • John Metcalf Memorial Park: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 60
Artworks: 36
Gardens: 31
  • Shipping Container Farm: 11.7 mi
  • Bear Sculpture Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Hillside Gardens: 15.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Formal Garden: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 24
Historic sites: 24
  • Tank: 10.4 mi
  • Mountaineer Train Memorial: 11.7 mi
  • Nelson Camp: 12.8 mi
  • Peace Officers' Memorial: 15.9 mi
  • Welcome to Colorado Springs: 16.0 mi
Museums: 24
Picnic sites: 17
  • Prairie Skipper Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Turkey Roost Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Elk Run Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • South Canyon: 19.4 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Ramona: 12.3 mi
  • Feather: 12.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 12.4 mi
  • Shorty: 12.4 mi
  • Hull: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 14.9 mi
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo South: 17.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Dakota Hot Springs: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Lytle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sachett MountainNNW 331°3,837 m17.3 mi
Sheep MountainNW 323°3,780 m16.6 mi
Almagre MountainNNW 333°3,768 m14.7 mi
Mount RosaNNW 338°3,507 m11.3 mi
Mount Big ChiefNNW 328°3,404 m11.0 mi
Cow MountainNW 313°3,392 m15.9 mi
Runs-Down-Fast-MountainNNW 338°3,366 m14.0 mi
Mount GarfieldNNW 343°3,327 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4820:28
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1416:0016:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341485767727063514032
Precip in0.30.30.81.42.02.33.13.01.30.80.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 17 mi away.

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