Historic site · Colorado
Glen Eyrie
Glen Eyrie is a historic site in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,987 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mesa, a peak 0.7 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1871
- Elevation
- 1,987 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.89168, -104.88569
- 18.1 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 21 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Tower of Babel: 0.8 mi
- Kissing Camels: 0.9 mi
- North Gateway Rock: 0.9 mi
- Sentinel Spires: 1.0 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Mountain Shadows Park: 1.4 mi
- Trail Junction Picnic Grounds: 1.7 mi
- Piñon Valley Park: 2.0 mi
- Westmoor Park: 2.1 mi
- Wickes Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- The Mesa: 0.7 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Peppermint Ridge High Point: 3.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 41
- Cougar Statue: 2.0 mi
- Big Red Chair: 2.7 mi
- St. Francis of Assisi: 4.0 mi
- Paul Best Victory Bell: 4.3 mi
- Langer Sundial: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Pioneer Park Memorial: 2.3 mi
- For the Unborn: 3.7 mi
- Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 4.7 mi
- Welcome to Colorado Springs: 5.0 mi
- Man on the Iron Horse: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 27
- The Secret Garden: 3.9 mi
- westside community garden: 3.9 mi
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- The Labyrinth: 4.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 4.2 mi
Museums: 22
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 1.3 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 2.4 mi
- Heritage Center: 2.8 mi
- Miramont Castle: 3.0 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 5.7 mi
- Lazy Land: 6.1 mi
- South Canyon: 6.2 mi
- Sentinel Point: 6.3 mi
Springs: 11
- Seven Minute Spring: 2.7 mi
- Ute Chief Spring: 2.8 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 2.8 mi
- Soda Spring: 2.8 mi
- Navajo Spring: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 2.6 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 7.2 mi
- Hill: 7.6 mi
- Weimer: 7.6 mi
- Hull: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 4.2 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 6.2 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dakota Hogback: 3.4 mi
- Point Sublime: 6.7 mi
- Windy Point: 9.1 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.1 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Husted: 8.2 mi
- Gwillimsville: 15.6 mi
- Franceville: 16.6 mi
- Altman: 17.2 mi
- Lytle: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Glen Eyrie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WSW 247° | 4,302 m | 9.2 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | WSW 253° | 4,073 m | 9.8 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 259° | 3,984 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WSW 237° | 3,837 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sentinel Point | WSW 253° | 3,814 m | 12.3 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SW 220° | 3,768 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SSW 199° | 3,507 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | SSW 204° | 3,404 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruxton Park, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/773641056
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