- Elevation, modelled
- 1,892 m
- Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour18.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8464, -104.8407
Mesa Open Space is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled 1,892 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is VaM's Nature Reserve, a park 0.3 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Mesa Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 268° | 4,302 m | 10.9 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 271° | 4,073 m | 11.8 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 276° | 3,984 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 260° | 3,837 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 268° | 3,814 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 252° | 3,780 m | 12.1 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,768 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 222° | 3,507 m | 8.6 mi |
- 18.1 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 24 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- VaM's Nature Reserve: 0.3 mi
- Bristol Park: 0.3 mi
- Buena Vista Public Park Community Center: 0.4 mi
- Promontory Pointe Open Space: 0.5 mi
- West Middle School Backyard: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 1.5 mi
- Lyons Sandstone Quarry: 2.3 mi
- Ridgeline Pass: 2.4 mi
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Bear Creek Peak: 3.7 mi
- The Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Mays Peak: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 42
- Paul Best Victory Bell: 0.7 mi
- Langer Sundial: 1.0 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 1.0 mi
- Alan’s Odd Duck: 1.1 mi
- Trailblazer: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 0.8 mi
- For the Unborn: 0.9 mi
- Welcome to Colorado Springs: 1.0 mi
- Man on the Iron Horse: 1.2 mi
- Pikes Peak Range Riders Memorial: 1.2 mi
Gardens: 32
- westside community garden: 0.4 mi
- Horticultural Art Society Demonstration Garden: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 0.6 mi
- The Pinetum: 0.7 mi
- Cossitt Rock Garden: 0.8 mi
Museums: 23
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 0.8 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 1.1 mi
- Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- South Canyon: 4.1 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 4.3 mi
- Sentinel Point: 4.4 mi
- Council Grounds: 4.5 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 0.8 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 3.9 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 4.2 mi
- Navajo Spring: 4.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 4.9 mi
- Hill: 5.0 mi
- Weimer: 5.0 mi
- Hull: 5.0 mi
- Shorty: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Promntory Point Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 2.2 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 8.0 mi
- Fountain Creek Regional Park: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Dakota Hogback: 2.1 mi
- Point Sublime: 4.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.0 mi
- Windy Point: 10.0 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Husted: 11.5 mi
- Franceville: 13.4 mi
- Lytle: 16.9 mi
- Altman: 17.5 mi
- Gwillimsville: 17.9 mi
| 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).
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