- Elevation, modelled
- 2,406 m
- Tallest summit within 15.4 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 14.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour20.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0236, -104.9124
Flat Iron is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 2,406 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Rock, a peak 0.7 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 21 miles off.
Noteworthy hill northwest of Air Force Academy, site of famous 1994 spirit mission.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Flat Iron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SSW 209° | 4,302 m | 14.5 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | SSW 213° | 4,073 m | 14.4 mi |
| Devil's Playground | SW 218° | 3,984 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | SSW 203° | 3,837 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Garfield | S 187° | 3,327 m | 15.1 mi |
| Tuckaway Mountain | SSW 192° | 3,303 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Arthur | S 186° | 3,293 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cameron Cone | S 190° | 3,263 m | 13.5 mi |
- 20.7 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 21 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cathedral Rock: 0.7 mi
- Eagle's Peak: 1.5 mi
- Fall Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Mount Herman: 4.1 mi
- Monument Rock: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Barry Goldwater Air Force Academy Visitor Center: 1.5 mi
- Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel: 1.6 mi
- USAFA Terrazzo: 1.7 mi
- Air Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center: 7.7 mi
Parks
- TZO grass: 1.6 mi
- Protected Habitat Open Space: 3.7 mi
- Cadet Tailgate Area: 4.1 mi
- Air Force Academy Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Dirty Woman Creek Park: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 41
- Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 1.4 mi
- Honor Wall: 1.5 mi
- Senior Class Crest: 1.6 mi
- Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 1.7 mi
- St. Francis of Assisi: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Wall of Fallen Graduates: 1.7 mi
- Core Values Ramp: 1.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Eagle and Fledgling statue: 1.8 mi
- Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 32
- The Labyrinth: 5.4 mi
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Labyrinth: 5.9 mi
- The Children's Garden: 10.5 mi
- Dr Loomis Memorial Iris Trial Gardens: 10.6 mi
Museums: 26
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry: 4.5 mi
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 9.2 mi
- Miramont Castle: 11.4 mi
- Heritage Center: 11.5 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Memorial Grove: 3.9 mi
- Main Pavilions A and B: 4.5 mi
- The Homestead: 8.9 mi
- Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 9.5 mi
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Springs: 11
- Ute Chief Spring: 11.1 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 11.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 11.4 mi
- Cheyenne Spring: 11.4 mi
- Stratton Spring: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 10.6 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 16.2 mi
- Hill: 16.8 mi
- Weimer: 16.8 mi
- Hull: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Dakota Hogback: 12.6 mi
- Windy Point: 15.6 mi
- Point Sublime: 15.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 20.0 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Husted: 1.9 mi
- Gwillimsville: 9.1 mi
- Dakan: 16.9 mi
- Franceville: 22.6 mi
- Altman: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 12.8 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 13.2 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 15.0 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument 3S, 3 mi away.
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