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Swallows

Swallows from directly overhead

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. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

human settlement in Colorado, United States of America

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Coordinates38.30222, -104.86028
Around it

144 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • 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
Peaks: 46
  • 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
Museums: 14
  • 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
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • 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 reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo South: 17.2 mi
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Dakota Hot Springs: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
  • Stinking Spring: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saint Charles PeakSW 216°3,593 m23.9 mi
Wixson MountainSW 233°3,295 m22.9 mi
Gobblers KnobSW 227°3,270 m22.7 mi
Hardscrabble MountainWSW 247°3,164 m19.8 mi
Rudolph MountainSW 235°3,151 m19.6 mi
Round Top MountainSW 226°3,104 m18.9 mi
Adobe PeakWSW 250°3,100 m19.1 mi
Holt MountainWSW 249°3,015 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3719:4820:27
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1416:0216:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544516172777567534233
Precip in0.30.30.91.71.71.21.92.10.80.90.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pueblo Rsvr, 8 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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