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Pikes Peak Range Riders Memorial

Pikes Peak Range Riders Memorial from directly overhead

Pikes Peak Range Riders Memorial is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,831 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is First Stake Of The Fountain Colony, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.

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Coordinates38.83374, -104.82507

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Palmer Center Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Carnegie Public Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Antlers Park: 0.1 mi
  • Alamo Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • Acacia Park: 0.3 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Mount Cutler: 4.2 mi
  • Bear Creek Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Mays Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Mount Buckhorn: 4.8 mi
  • Muscoco Mountain: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Airing: 0.0 mi
  • Hank: 0.1 mi
  • Adaman Mural: 0.1 mi
  • The Lighted Lantern: 0.1 mi
  • Castilleja: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • First Stake Of The Fountain Colony: 0.0 mi
  • Spencer Penrose: 0.1 mi
  • Man on the Iron Horse: 0.4 mi
  • Welcome to Colorado Springs: 0.4 mi
  • Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 32
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 21
  • South Canyon: 4.0 mi
  • Kinnickinnick: 4.1 mi
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Council Grounds: 4.2 mi
  • Sentinel Point: 4.3 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Weimer: 4.7 mi
  • Hull: 4.7 mi
  • Shorty: 4.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Pikes Peak Range Riders Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakW 272°4,302 m11.8 mi
Little Pikes PeakW 275°4,073 m12.7 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 279°3,984 m13.4 mi
Sachett MountainW 265°3,837 m10.7 mi
Sentinel PointW 272°3,814 m15.1 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 257°3,780 m12.7 mi
Almagre MountainWSW 252°3,768 m9.5 mi
Mount RosaSW 230°3,507 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4456927089

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