- Elevation
- 2,754 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elk Peak3,352 m · 20.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Medicine Wheel Passage1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:01local time
- Coordinates
- 44.7783, -107.6065
Garden of the Gods is a park in Wyoming, at a recorded 2,754 m. Elk Peak stands 3,352 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Schuler Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 1.2 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 2754 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garden of the Gods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Peak | SE 140° | 3,352 m | 20.9 mi |
| Dome Peak | SE 139° | 3,294 m | 16.7 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SE 139° | 3,217 m | 20.4 mi |
| Black Rib | SE 138° | 3,187 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bruce Mountain | SE 144° | 3,148 m | 14.0 mi |
| Hunt Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,098 m | 8.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 126° | 3,082 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 274° | 3,062 m | 11.1 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 4.4 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 8 mi
100 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 4.7 mi
- Hunt Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Freeze Out Point: 9.8 mi
- Schuler Park: 2.2 mi
- Bull Park: 3.7 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Shutts Flats: 6.8 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 8.0 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 4.6 mi
- Three Springs: 7.6 mi
- Three Springs: 7.6 mi
- Three Springs: 7.6 mi
- Wolf Springs: 9.9 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Granite Creek Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Riley Point: 7.7 mi
- Weston Point: 21.5 mi
- Devils Leap: 21.9 mi
- Spanish Point: 24.7 mi
- Shell Falls: 13.3 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 16.0 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 17.6 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 8.1 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 15.8 mi
- Community Garden: 18.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:16 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burgess Junction, 4 mi away.
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