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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
1944 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: 42
Historic sites: 32
  • 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
  • George Eber Duclo: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 32
Museums: 24
  • 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: 21
  • 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 14.5 miles of Pioneer Park Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakW 260°4,302 m10.1 mi
Little Pikes PeakW 264°4,073 m10.8 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 269°3,984 m11.4 mi
Sachett MountainWSW 251°3,837 m9.4 mi
Sentinel PointW 262°3,814 m13.3 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 244°3,780 m11.7 mi
Almagre MountainSW 234°3,768 m8.9 mi
Mount RosaSSW 212°3,507 m9.1 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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