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Pioneer Park Memorial

Pioneer Park Memorial from directly overhead

Pioneer Park Memorial is a historic site in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,944 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1,944 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86612, -104.85956

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pioneer Park: 0.0 mi
  • Westmoor Park: 0.6 mi
  • Thorndale Park: 1.2 mi
  • Pike Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bancroft Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
  • Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site: 0.8 mi
  • American Indian Interpretive Area: 1.0 mi
  • Garden of the Gods Visitor Center: 1.0 mi
  • Garden Of The Gods Sign: 1.1 mi
  • Snake Pit Bouldering: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • The Mesa: 2.1 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Red Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Bear Creek Peak: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 41
Historic sites: 30
  • For the Unborn: 1.6 mi
  • Glen Eyrie: 2.3 mi
  • Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 2.5 mi
  • Welcome to Colorado Springs: 2.7 mi
  • Man on the Iron Horse: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 27
Museums: 21
  • Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Race Car Museum Outlet: 2.0 mi
  • Space Foundation Discovery Center: 2.1 mi
  • American Numismatic & Money Museum: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • South Canyon: 4.7 mi
  • Lazy Land: 4.8 mi
  • Sentinel Point: 4.9 mi
  • Kinnickinnick: 4.9 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Pioneer Park Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakW4,302 m10.1 mi
Little Pikes PeakW4,073 m10.8 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW3,984 m11.4 mi
Sachett MountainWSW3,837 m9.4 mi
Sentinel PointW3,814 m13.3 mi
Almagre MountainSW3,768 m8.9 mi
Mount RosaSSW3,507 m9.1 mi
Mount Big ChiefSW3,404 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
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: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733384656605853433326
Precip in0.71.01.93.12.52.13.93.91.91.20.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruxton Park, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358946297

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