- Elevation
- 1,836 m
- Tallest summit within 15.9 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 11.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour18.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8373, -104.8224
Acacia Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded 1,836 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Alan’s Odd Duck, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Gold Belt Tour passes 19 miles off.
- Built
- 1871
- Elevation
- 1836 m
- Operated by
- City of Colorado Springs
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Acacia Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 271° | 4,302 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 274° | 4,073 m | 12.8 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 278° | 3,984 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 264° | 3,837 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 271° | 3,814 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 256° | 3,780 m | 12.9 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WSW 251° | 3,768 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 230° | 3,507 m | 8.9 mi |
- 18.7 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 25 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Boulder Crescent Park: 0.2 mi
- Carnegie Public Garden: 0.3 mi
- Palmer Center Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Frank Waters Park: 0.3 mi
- Antlers Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain: 0.8 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 2.1 mi
- Ridgeline Pass: 3.2 mi
- Lyons Sandstone Quarry: 3.3 mi
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Bear Creek Peak: 4.5 mi
- Mount Cutler: 4.5 mi
- Austin Bluffs: 4.6 mi
- Mays Peak: 4.7 mi
- The Mesa: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 42
- Alan’s Odd Duck: 0.0 mi
- Hank: 0.2 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 0.3 mi
- Airing: 0.3 mi
- Adaman Mural: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 32
- Formal Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
- Horticultural Art Society Demonstration Garden: 0.7 mi
- Cutler Hall Prairie Garden: 0.7 mi
- Cossitt Rock Garden: 0.7 mi
Museums: 23
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 0.2 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 0.5 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 0.6 mi
- U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum: 0.7 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- South Canyon: 3.7 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 3.9 mi
- Council Grounds: 3.9 mi
- Sentinel Point: 4.0 mi
- East Canyon: 4.0 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 0.4 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 5.0 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 5.3 mi
- Navajo Spring: 5.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hill: 4.9 mi
- Weimer: 5.0 mi
- Hull: 5.0 mi
- Shorty: 5.0 mi
- Bridal Veil: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Promntory Point Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 1.2 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dakota Hogback: 3.0 mi
- Point Sublime: 4.1 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.0 mi
- Windy Point: 10.8 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Franceville: 12.3 mi
- Husted: 12.3 mi
- Lytle: 16.4 mi
- Altman: 18.2 mi
- Gwillimsville: 18.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 8 mi away.
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