- Elevation
- 2,217 m
- Tallest summit within 18.6 miles
- Mount Garfield3,327 m · 18.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0192, -104.7356
Black Forest Recreation Area is a park in Colorado, at a recorded 2,217 m. Mount Garfield stands 3,327 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Barefoot Park, a park 2.6 miles away.
- Elevation
- 2217 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Black Forest Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Garfield | SW 218° | 3,327 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Arthur | SW 217° | 3,293 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cameron Cone | SW 222° | 3,263 m | 17.5 mi |
| Marys Mountain | SW 225° | 3,004 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SW 225° | 2,988 m | 17.5 mi |
| Ormes Peak | WSW 246° | 2,963 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 261° | 2,881 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Manitou | SW 229° | 2,877 m | 16.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Barefoot Park: 2.6 mi
- Fe Fi Fo Fum Park: 2.9 mi
- Lizard Leap Park: 2.9 mi
- Tom Kelly Grand Lawn: 3.3 mi
- Ralph Braden Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Vollmer Hill: 3.8 mi
- Hunters Hill: 5.8 mi
- Spruce Hill: 6.0 mi
- Table Rock: 7.8 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 8.4 mi
Attractions
- Air Gardens: 8.2 mi
- USAFA Terrazzo: 8.2 mi
- Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel: 8.3 mi
- Barry Goldwater Air Force Academy Visitor Center: 8.6 mi
- ochre cliffs: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 41
- Golden Egg: 2.9 mi
- Sinclair Dinosaur: 4.2 mi
- St. Clare: 4.5 mi
- The Gateway to Wisdom: 7.7 mi
- Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Ackerman Overlook: 4.9 mi
- Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Fred McKown Park: 6.6 mi
- Core Values Ramp: 8.1 mi
- Wall of Fallen Graduates: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 32
- Labyrinth: 4.4 mi
- The Children's Garden: 7.7 mi
- Dr Loomis Memorial Iris Trial Gardens: 7.7 mi
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- The Labyrinth: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- The Homestead: 4.0 mi
- Lazy Land: 9.4 mi
- Youth Camp: 9.8 mi
- Pawnee Ridge: 9.9 mi
- Sentinel Point: 9.9 mi
Museums: 18
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry: 5.0 mi
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 10.9 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 12.9 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 13.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 13.6 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 13.3 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 14.6 mi
- Ute Chief Spring: 14.7 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 14.8 mi
- Soda Spring: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 14.5 mi
- Hill: 18.2 mi
- Weimer: 18.2 mi
- Hull: 18.2 mi
- Shorty: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 13.2 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 13.6 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 14.5 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Corral Bluffs: 12.9 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 14.4 mi
- Ship Rock: 16.4 mi
- Point Sublime: 17.2 mi
- Windy Point: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Gwillimsville: 5.9 mi
- Husted: 7.9 mi
- Franceville: 16.5 mi
- Bijou Basin: 19.4 mi
- Dakan: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:58 | 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 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black Forest 6wnw, 4 mi away.
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