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Ackerman Overlook

Ackerman Overlook from directly overhead

Ackerman Overlook is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,011 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Clare, a artwork 0.7 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 25 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Jasper D Ackerman

How to reach it

Coordinates38.97866, -104.81068

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Victory Ridge Park: 1.2 mi
  • Kathleen Marriage Park: 1.5 mi
  • Overlook Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lulu Pollard Park: 2.0 mi
  • Mary Kyer Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Artworks: 41
  • St. Clare: 0.7 mi
  • Sinclair Dinosaur: 0.9 mi
  • St. Francis of Assisi: 3.9 mi
  • Golden Egg: 4.2 mi
  • Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 32
Historic sites: 31
  • Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Eagle and Fledgling statue: 4.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • Core Values Ramp: 4.6 mi
  • Wall of Fallen Graduates: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • The Homestead: 2.7 mi
  • Lazy Land: 6.7 mi
  • Youth Camp: 7.2 mi
  • Sentinel Point: 7.3 mi
  • Pawnee Ridge: 7.4 mi
Museums: 19
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 6

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Ackerman Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakSW 233°4,302 m15.8 mi
Devil's PlaygroundWSW 241°3,984 m16.1 mi
Sachett MountainSW 226°3,837 m15.8 mi
Runs-Down-Fast-MountainSSW 212°3,366 m15.4 mi
Mount GarfieldSSW 212°3,327 m13.9 mi
Tuckaway MountainSW 217°3,303 m14.3 mi
Mount ArthurSSW 211°3,293 m13.7 mi
Cameron ConeSW 217°3,263 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1515:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323240455465706862504032
Precip in0.60.71.42.22.42.03.13.11.71.00.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black Forest 6wnw, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4781571844

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