Space Foundation Discovery Center
Space Foundation Discovery Center is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,953 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mesa, a peak 0.6 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Space Foundation
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 22 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Mesa: 0.6 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 3.0 mi
- Peppermint Ridge High Point: 3.3 mi
- Austin Bluffs: 3.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Mountain Shadows Park: 1.0 mi
- Piñon Valley Park: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Park: 1.2 mi
- Douglas Creek Open space: 1.3 mi
- Pinecliff Park: 1.4 mi
- Garden of the Gods Visitor Center: 1.3 mi
- Garden Of The Gods Sign: 1.3 mi
- Tower of Babel: 1.4 mi
- Kissing Camels: 1.5 mi
- American Indian Interpretive Area: 1.5 mi
- Cougar Statue: 1.7 mi
- Mountain Lion Statue: 3.3 mi
- St. Francis of Assisi: 3.7 mi
- Big Red Chair: 3.7 mi
- Paul Best Victory Bell: 3.8 mi
- Glen Eyrie: 1.3 mi
- Pioneer Park Memorial: 2.1 mi
- For the Unborn: 3.6 mi
- George Eber Duclo: 3.7 mi
- Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 4.3 mi
- The Pinetum: 3.6 mi
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 3.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.7 mi
- Max Kade Garden: 3.7 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 3.1 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 3.4 mi
- Heritage Center: 3.8 mi
- Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 3.8 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 4.0 mi
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Lazy Land: 4.8 mi
- South Canyon: 5.1 mi
- Sentinel Point: 5.1 mi
- Youth Camp: 5.2 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 3.7 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 3.9 mi
- Ute Chief Spring: 3.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 3.9 mi
- Navajo Spring: 3.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 3.8 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 7.7 mi
- Hill: 8.0 mi
- Weimer: 8.0 mi
- Hull: 8.0 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 3.6 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 5.8 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 11.5 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 3.7 mi
- Point Sublime: 7.0 mi
- Windy Point: 10.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.6 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Husted: 7.9 mi
- Gwillimsville: 14.9 mi
- Franceville: 15.6 mi
- Altman: 18.3 mi
- Lytle: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Space Foundation Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WSW 249° | 4,302 m | 10.5 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | WSW 253° | 4,073 m | 11.1 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 259° | 3,984 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WSW 239° | 3,837 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sentinel Point | WSW 254° | 3,814 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SW 236° | 3,780 m | 12.5 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SW 224° | 3,768 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SSW 205° | 3,507 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruxton Park, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7512235102
Day trips start here
- Colorado Springs · 5 mi
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