IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial
IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,844 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Nikola Tesla Historic Marker, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- International Association of Fire Fighters
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 26 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Freedom Park: 0.4 mi
- Boulder Park: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- John O'Byrne "Prairie Dog" Park: 0.6 mi
- Frank Waters Park: 0.7 mi
- Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain: 1.6 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 2.8 mi
- ochre cliffs: 3.9 mi
- Ridgeline Pass: 4.3 mi
- Lyons Sandstone Quarry: 4.4 mi
- Austin Bluffs: 4.7 mi
- Mount Cutler: 5.1 mi
- Mays Peak: 5.5 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 5.5 mi
- Bear Creek Peak: 5.5 mi
- Sculpture garden: 0.6 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 1.0 mi
- The Great Pumpkin: 1.0 mi
- Castilleja: 1.0 mi
- Twilight: 1.1 mi
- Nikola Tesla Historic Marker: 0.1 mi
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Man on the Iron Horse: 1.0 mi
- Spencer Penrose: 1.1 mi
- First Stake Of The Fountain Colony: 1.2 mi
- Hillside Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 1.3 mi
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 1.5 mi
- Palmer Garden: 1.5 mi
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 1.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 1.1 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 1.3 mi
- U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum: 1.4 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 1.5 mi
- South Canyon: 3.3 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 3.4 mi
- Council Grounds: 3.4 mi
- East Canyon: 3.5 mi
- Seven Castles: 3.6 mi
- Tahama Spring: 1.4 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 6.1 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 6.4 mi
- Navajo Spring: 6.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 6.4 mi
- Hill: 5.4 mi
- Weimer: 5.4 mi
- Hull: 5.5 mi
- Shorty: 5.5 mi
- Bridal Veil: 5.5 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 1.2 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 7.3 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 4.1 mi
- Point Sublime: 4.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.5 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 11.3 mi
- Windy Point: 11.8 mi
- Franceville: 11.3 mi
- Husted: 12.9 mi
- Lytle: 16.3 mi
- Gwillimsville: 18.5 mi
- Altman: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 272° | 4,302 m | 13.0 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 275° | 4,073 m | 13.8 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 279° | 3,984 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 266° | 3,837 m | 11.9 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 272° | 3,814 m | 16.2 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WSW 254° | 3,768 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 235° | 3,507 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | SW 234° | 3,404 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3180127719
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- Colorado Springs · 1 mi
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