- Elevation
- 1,840 m
- Tallest summit within 16.1 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 12.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour18.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8198, -104.8069
Fountain Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded 1,840 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is El Pomar Youth Bike Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 19 miles off.
- Elevation
- 1840 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Fountain Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 276° | 4,302 m | 12.8 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 279° | 4,073 m | 13.8 mi |
| Devil's Playground | WNW 282° | 3,984 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 270° | 3,837 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 275° | 3,814 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 262° | 3,780 m | 13.5 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | W 259° | 3,768 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Rosa | WSW 239° | 3,507 m | 8.9 mi |
- 18.9 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 26 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- El Pomar Youth Bike Park: 0.1 mi
- South Shooks Run Park: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Founders Park: 0.7 mi
- Freedom Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain: 1.6 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 3.5 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Experience: 4.2 mi
- Ridgeline Pass: 4.2 mi
- snow leopard: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Cutler: 4.4 mi
- Mays Peak: 5.0 mi
- Muscoco Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Bear Creek Peak: 5.3 mi
- The Horns: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 42
- The Great Pumpkin: 1.0 mi
- End of an Era: 1.1 mi
- Twilight: 1.2 mi
- Truffles: 1.2 mi
- The Epicenter: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 0.7 mi
- IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Nikola Tesla Historic Marker: 1.0 mi
- Spencer Penrose: 1.3 mi
- First Stake Of The Fountain Colony: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 32
- Hillside Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 1.7 mi
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 2.1 mi
- Palmer Garden: 2.2 mi
Museums: 23
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 1.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 1.4 mi
- U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum: 1.4 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 1.7 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- South Canyon: 4.2 mi
- Council Grounds: 4.3 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 4.3 mi
- East Canyon: 4.4 mi
- Seven Castles: 4.4 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 1.8 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 6.2 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 6.5 mi
- Navajo Spring: 6.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hill: 4.7 mi
- Weimer: 4.7 mi
- Hull: 4.8 mi
- Shorty: 4.8 mi
- Bridal Veil: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Concrete Coyote: 0.6 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Point Sublime: 4.1 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 4.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 8.7 mi
- Windy Point: 11.6 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Franceville: 11.3 mi
- Husted: 13.7 mi
- Lytle: 15.4 mi
- Altman: 18.5 mi
- Gwillimsville: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| 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–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, 6 mi away.
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