- Elevation, modelled
- 1,897 m
- Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 13.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour21.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8855, -104.8059
Apple Orchard is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,897 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Danville Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 21 miles off.
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- Local HOA
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Apple Orchard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WSW 256° | 4,302 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 260° | 4,073 m | 13.9 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 264° | 3,984 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WSW 249° | 3,837 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,780 m | 14.8 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WSW 237° | 3,768 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 220° | 3,507 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | SW 222° | 3,404 m | 13.7 mi |
- 21.2 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 26 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Danville Park: 0.2 mi
- Portal Park: 0.2 mi
- Flanagan Park: 0.6 mi
- Nancy E. Lewis Park: 1.0 mi
- Goose Gossage Youth Sports Complex: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Austin Bluffs: 1.1 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 1.9 mi
- The Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Hunters Hill: 4.3 mi
- Peppermint Ridge High Point: 5.1 mi
Attractions
- ochre cliffs: 1.8 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 1.9 mi
- Garden of the Gods Visitor Center: 3.5 mi
- Garden Of The Gods Sign: 3.6 mi
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site: 3.7 mi
Artworks: 42
- Mountain Lion Statue: 0.6 mi
- Train sculpture: 2.3 mi
- The Gateway to Wisdom: 2.4 mi
- Langer Sundial: 2.6 mi
- Muffler Man: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 32
- The Children's Garden: 2.4 mi
- Dr Loomis Memorial Iris Trial Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.6 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 2.6 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 2.6 mi
Museums: 24
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 2.9 mi
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 3.1 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 3.6 mi
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Lazy Land: 1.8 mi
- South Canyon: 2.0 mi
- Sentinel Point: 2.0 mi
- Youth Camp: 2.1 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 2.1 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 3.3 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 6.0 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 6.3 mi
- Navajo Spring: 6.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 6.5 mi
- Hill: 8.2 mi
- Weimer: 8.2 mi
- Hull: 8.2 mi
- Shorty: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 3.7 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 4.6 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dakota Hogback: 4.9 mi
- Point Sublime: 7.3 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 11.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 12.3 mi
- Windy Point: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Husted: 9.5 mi
- Franceville: 12.5 mi
- Gwillimsville: 14.9 mi
- Lytle: 19.8 mi
- Altman: 20.5 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–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumbre Vista - Colorado Spgs 1, 7 mi away.
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