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9/11 Memorial

9/11 Memorial from directly overhead

9/11 Memorial is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,924 m. Almagre Mountain stands 3,768 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Franceville, a ghost town 3.4 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A steel beam salvaged from the World Trade Centers sits as a monumental display.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

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Coordinates38.80885, -104.53408
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Parkview Park: 7.0 mi
  • Lizard Park: 7.2 mi
  • Stingray Park: 7.3 mi
  • Bell Park: 7.6 mi
  • Community Park at Ellicott: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 60
  • Crows Roost: 10.2 mi
  • Skinner Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Austin Bluffs: 15.7 mi
  • The Buttes: 15.9 mi
  • Holcolm Hills: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 59
  • Convair F-102 Delta Dagger: 8.9 mi
  • EC-121T Warning Star: 9.0 mi
  • CF-100 Canuck: 9.1 mi
  • EB-57E Canberra: 9.1 mi
  • CF-101B Voodoo: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 40
Gardens: 32
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 16
Picnic sites: 15
  • Council Grounds: 13.2 mi
  • Seven Castles: 13.2 mi
  • Pawnee Ridge: 13.3 mi
  • East Canyon: 13.3 mi
  • South Knoll: 13.4 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hill: 18.7 mi
  • Weimer: 18.7 mi
  • Hull: 18.7 mi
  • Shorty: 18.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 21.9 mi
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo South: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 9/11 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Almagre MountainW 267°3,768 m24.8 mi
Mount RosaW 261°3,507 m22.6 mi
Mount Big ChiefWSW 258°3,404 m24.2 mi
Runs-Down-Fast-MountainW 267°3,366 m23.2 mi
Mount GarfieldW 270°3,327 m22.3 mi
Tuckaway MountainW 271°3,303 m23.5 mi
Mount ArthurW 270°3,293 m22.0 mi
Cameron ConeW 274°3,263 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3419:4720:27
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1415:5816:40

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13283714253

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