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IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial

IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial from directly overhead

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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
International Association of Fire Fighters

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.83283, -104.80330

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Attractions
Peaks
  • 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
Artworks: 42
  • 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
Historic sites: 32
  • 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
Gardens: 32
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 18
  • South Canyon: 3.3 mi
  • Kinnickinnick: 3.4 mi
  • Council Grounds: 3.4 mi
  • East Canyon: 3.5 mi
  • Seven Castles: 3.6 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Weimer: 5.4 mi
  • Hull: 5.5 mi
  • Shorty: 5.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakW 272°4,302 m13.0 mi
Little Pikes PeakW 275°4,073 m13.8 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 279°3,984 m14.6 mi
Sachett MountainW 266°3,837 m11.9 mi
Sentinel PointW 272°3,814 m16.2 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 259°3,780 m13.8 mi
Almagre MountainWSW 254°3,768 m10.7 mi
Mount RosaSW 235°3,507 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4920:28
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1515:5916:41

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3180127719

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