Swallows
Swallows is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,489 m. Saint Charles Peak stands 3,593 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Civic Center Park, a park 6.7 miles away. Frontier Pathways passes 3.0 miles off. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
- 15.2 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
138 named places within 25 miles
- Civic Center Park: 6.7 mi
- Orr Park: 10.7 mi
- Lehigh Park: 11.2 mi
- Regency Ridge Park: 11.2 mi
- Ersilia Cruz Park: 11.3 mi
- White Butte: 11.6 mi
- Rock Creek Hill: 12.2 mi
- Muldoon Hill: 12.7 mi
- Big Hill: 12.9 mi
- Booth Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Goodnight Barn: 9.7 mi
- Colorado State Hospital Museum: 12.9 mi
- Hose Co. No. 3 Fire Museum: 13.4 mi
- Train Museum: 13.4 mi
- Pueblo Heritage Museum: 13.5 mi
- Roller Coaster: 11.5 mi
- Pueblo Ghost Tour: 19.8 mi
- Bishop Castle: 20.9 mi
- Pikes Peak International Raceway: 22.3 mi
- Skyline Drive: 23.7 mi
- Saint Therese: 12.1 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary and children: 12.1 mi
- Pueblo Levee Mural Project: 14.0 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 14.6 mi
- John C. Fremont: 17.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 11.4 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Christopher Columbus Monument: 13.3 mi
- Heroes Plaza - National Medal of Honor Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center: River Campus: 10.2 mi
- Aiken Canyon Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Clear Spring Ranch Park: 24.3 mi
- Liberty Point: 7.5 mi
- Stony Point: 18.6 mi
- Dakota Hot Springs: 13.3 mi
- Mahatma Ghandi Peace Garden: 14.6 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo South: 17.2 mi
- Stinking Spring: 20.0 mi
- Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swallows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Charles Peak | SW 216° | 3,593 m | 23.9 mi |
| Wixson Mountain | SW 233° | 3,295 m | 22.9 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SW 227° | 3,270 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hardscrabble Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,164 m | 19.8 mi |
| Rudolph Mountain | SW 235° | 3,151 m | 19.6 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | SW 226° | 3,104 m | 18.9 mi |
| Adobe Peak | WSW 250° | 3,100 m | 19.1 mi |
| Holt Mountain | WSW 249° | 3,015 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pueblo Rsvr, 8 mi away.
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