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Fred McKown Park

Fred McKown Park from directly overhead

Fred McKown Park is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,044 m. Sachett Mountain stands 3,837 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. Gold Belt Tour passes 26 miles off.

The record

What the record says

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Fred Polling McKown was born May 1, 1882, in Ripley, West Virginia to Mary Polling and John Smith McKown. After graduating from the Colorado College School of Forestry, Mr. McKown became the first City Forester of Colorado Springs on January 1, 1911.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.92392, -104.73399

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fred McKown Park: 0.1 mi
  • Fred McKown Park: 0.1 mi
  • Judge Lunt Park: 0.4 mi
  • Eugene McCleary Park: 0.7 mi
  • Jack Templeton Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Hunters Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Austin Bluffs: 3.9 mi
  • Pulpit Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Peppermint Ridge High Point: 7.0 mi
  • The Mesa: 7.8 mi
Attractions
  • ochre cliffs: 3.4 mi
  • Colorado Springs Trolleys: 6.6 mi
  • F-5 Tiger II: 7.0 mi
  • Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: 7.1 mi
  • Convair F-102 Delta Dagger: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 41
Gardens: 32
Historic sites: 31
Picnic sites: 19
  • The Homestead: 3.3 mi
  • Lazy Land: 3.3 mi
  • Youth Camp: 3.5 mi
  • Pawnee Ridge: 3.6 mi
  • South Knoll: 3.7 mi
Museums: 18
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Rainbow Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Weimer: 12.6 mi
  • Hull: 12.6 mi
  • Shorty: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Fred McKown Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sachett MountainWSW 246°3,837 m17.1 mi
Almagre MountainWSW 237°3,768 m16.7 mi
Mount RosaSW 225°3,507 m16.4 mi
Runs-Down-Fast-MountainSW 233°3,366 m15.4 mi
Mount GarfieldSW 235°3,327 m14.0 mi
Tuckaway MountainWSW 239°3,303 m14.8 mi
Mount ArthurSW 235°3,293 m13.7 mi
Cameron ConeWSW 242°3,263 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4920:28
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1515:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138445363686659473729

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumbre Vista - Colorado Spgs 1, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11482256927

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