- Elevation, modelled
- 1,815 m
- Tallest summit within 17.0 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 14.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour19.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8003, -104.7769
James H. Smith Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,815 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Monterey Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 20 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of James H. Smith Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 281° | 4,302 m | 14.6 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | WNW 283° | 4,073 m | 15.6 mi |
| Devil's Playground | WNW 286° | 3,984 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 276° | 3,837 m | 13.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 268° | 3,780 m | 15.0 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | W 267° | 3,768 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Rosa | WSW 251° | 3,507 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | WSW 248° | 3,404 m | 11.5 mi |
- 19.9 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 28 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Monterey Park: 0.5 mi
- El Pomar Youth Sports Park: 0.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.8 mi
- Van Diest Park: 0.8 mi
- MSgt. Roy P. Benavidez Park: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Boeing KC-97: 2.8 mi
- Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain: 3.6 mi
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo: 4.1 mi
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: 4.3 mi
- F-106A Delta Dart: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Skinner Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mount Cutler: 5.5 mi
- The Horns: 5.7 mi
- Muscoco Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Mays Peak: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 42
- Dinosauar: 0.5 mi
- Green Dinosaur: 0.6 mi
- Sculpture garden: 2.9 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 2.9 mi
- Children Holding Hands: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Colorado Memorial Shrine: 2.0 mi
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Nikola Tesla Historic Marker: 2.6 mi
- IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Spencer Penrose: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 32
- Hillside Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.8 mi
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 4.1 mi
- Palmer Garden: 4.1 mi
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 18
- Council Grounds: 5.0 mi
- South Canyon: 5.1 mi
- Elk Run Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 5.1 mi
- Turkey Roost Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 3.9 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 8.3 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 8.6 mi
- Navajo Spring: 8.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hill: 5.7 mi
- Weimer: 5.7 mi
- Hull: 5.7 mi
- Shorty: 5.7 mi
- Bridal Veil: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Concrete Coyote: 2.6 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 4.7 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 5.8 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Point Sublime: 5.3 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 6.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.3 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 10.7 mi
- Windy Point: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Franceville: 9.7 mi
- Lytle: 14.5 mi
- Husted: 15.5 mi
- Altman: 19.7 mi
- Gwillimsville: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
| 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
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