- Elevation, modelled
- 1,786 m
- Tallest summit within 16.5 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 15.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour18.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7412, -104.7937
Founder's Field is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,786 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tank, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Founder's Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WNW 297° | 4,302 m | 15.1 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | WNW 298° | 4,073 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WNW 294° | 3,837 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WNW 284° | 3,780 m | 14.5 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WNW 288° | 3,768 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Rosa | W 276° | 3,507 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | W 269° | 3,404 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cow Mountain | W 274° | 3,392 m | 15.7 mi |
- 18.0 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 29 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Iron Horse Park: 0.6 mi
- Broadmoor Glen Park: 1.6 mi
- Broadmoor Bluffs Park: 2.1 mi
- Glen Oaks Park: 2.2 mi
- Oak Meadows Park: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Domestic Goats: 3.8 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Experience: 3.8 mi
- Tiger: 3.9 mi
- snow leopard: 3.9 mi
- Boeing KC-97: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Skinner Hill: 4.0 mi
- The Horns: 4.1 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Goat Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Mount Cutler: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 42
- Children Holding Hands: 1.7 mi
- Dinosauar: 4.6 mi
- Green Dinosaur: 4.7 mi
- Starr Kempf's Kinetic Sculptures: 5.0 mi
- Blota Hunka (Warrior of the Plains): 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Tank: 0.0 mi
- Mountaineer Train Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Colorado Memorial Shrine: 6.1 mi
- IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 32
- Shipping Container Farm: 3.8 mi
- Bear Sculpture Garden: 3.9 mi
- Hillside Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 6.8 mi
- Formal Garden: 6.9 mi
Museums: 23
- Penrose Heritage Museum: 4.7 mi
- World Figure Skating Museum: 4.7 mi
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 6.4 mi
- U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum: 6.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Elk Run Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Turkey Roost Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Prairie Skipper Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Council Grounds: 9.2 mi
- South Canyon: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Point Sublime: 5.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 7.2 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 8.4 mi
- Windy Point: 13.3 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 13.7 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 7.1 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 10.3 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 10.5 mi
- Navajo Spring: 10.5 mi
- Soda Spring: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Feather: 5.4 mi
- Ramona: 5.4 mi
- Hill: 5.4 mi
- Bridal Veil: 5.4 mi
- Weimer: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 2.5 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 5.6 mi
- Fountain Creek Regional Park: 6.1 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 7.4 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lytle: 10.4 mi
- Franceville: 11.5 mi
- Altman: 18.3 mi
- Husted: 19.2 mi
- Gwillimsville: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 19.0 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo South: 22.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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, 7 mi away.
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