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Cadet Tailgate Area

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Elevation, modelled
2,023 m
Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
Pikes Peak4,302 m · 15.4 mi
Nearest byway
Gold Belt Tour23.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:29local time
Coordinates
38.9997, -104.8425
Cadet Tailgate Area from directly overhead

Cadet Tailgate Area is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 2,023 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Air Warrior Combat Memorial, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 24 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Cadet Tailgate Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakSW 225°4,302 m15.4 mi
Little Pikes PeakSW 228°4,073 m15.6 mi
Devil's PlaygroundSW 233°3,984 m15.4 mi
Mount GarfieldSSW 203°3,327 m14.4 mi
Tuckaway MountainSSW 208°3,303 m14.6 mi
Mount ArthurSSW 202°3,293 m14.2 mi
Cameron ConeSSW 207°3,263 m13.1 mi
Marys MountainSSW 212°3,004 m13.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Picnic sites: 22
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1515:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

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