MIM-14 Nike Hercules
MIM-14 Nike Hercules is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,887 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is CF-100 Canuck, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Gold Belt Tour passes 24 miles off.
How to reach it
- 24.2 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Named places within 25 miles
- CF-100 Canuck: 0.0 mi
- EC-121T Warning Star: 0.0 mi
- CF-101B Voodoo: 0.0 mi
- F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: 0.0 mi
- EB-57E Canberra: 0.0 mi
- Eagle Park: 0.2 mi
- Peterson AFB Parade Grounds: 0.4 mi
- Travis Circle Park: 0.6 mi
- Penstemon Park: 1.9 mi
- Patriot Park: 2.0 mi
- Skinner Hill: 4.9 mi
- Austin Bluffs: 7.6 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 8.5 mi
- Hunters Hill: 9.7 mi
- Mount Cutler: 9.8 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 2.3 mi
- Blota Hunka (Warrior of the Plains): 2.9 mi
- Green Dinosaur: 4.4 mi
- Dinosauar: 4.5 mi
- Muffler Man: 5.0 mi
- Medal of Honor Park: 0.1 mi
- LGM-30G Minuteman III: 0.5 mi
- Colorado Memorial Shrine: 2.9 mi
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Nikola Tesla Historic Marker: 5.4 mi
- Hillside Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 6.7 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 6.8 mi
- Palmer Garden: 6.8 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 6.8 mi
- Peterson Air and Space Museum: 0.1 mi
- National Museum of World War II Aviation: 1.0 mi
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 6.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 6.6 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 6.8 mi
- Council Grounds: 4.8 mi
- Seven Castles: 5.0 mi
- East Canyon: 5.0 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 5.1 mi
- Pawnee Ridge: 5.1 mi
- Tahama Spring: 6.9 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 11.6 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 11.9 mi
- Navajo Spring: 11.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 11.9 mi
- Hill: 10.0 mi
- Weimer: 10.0 mi
- Hull: 10.0 mi
- Shorty: 10.0 mi
- Bridal Veil: 10.1 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 6.3 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 7.7 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 7.7 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 9.7 mi
- Franceville: 5.7 mi
- Husted: 16.2 mi
- Lytle: 17.7 mi
- Gwillimsville: 19.6 mi
- Altman: 24.1 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 6.3 mi
- Point Sublime: 9.6 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 9.6 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.6 mi
- Windy Point: 17.3 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of MIM-14 Nike Hercules. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 274° | 4,302 m | 18.5 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 276° | 4,073 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 270° | 3,837 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 264° | 3,780 m | 19.1 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | W 262° | 3,768 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Rosa | WSW 250° | 3,507 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | WSW 248° | 3,404 m | 15.8 mi |
| Runs-Down-Fast-Mountain | W 261° | 3,366 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Colorado Springs · 7 mi
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