- Elevation, modelled
- 1,831 m
- Tallest summit within 16.4 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 12.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour19.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8423, -104.8129
Mid Shooks Run Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,831 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank Waters Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 19 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Mid Shooks Run Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 269° | 4,302 m | 12.4 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 272° | 4,073 m | 13.3 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 276° | 3,984 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 263° | 3,837 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 270° | 3,814 m | 15.7 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 255° | 3,780 m | 13.5 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WSW 250° | 3,768 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 230° | 3,507 m | 9.5 mi |
- 19.3 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 26 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Frank Waters Park: 0.4 mi
- John O'Byrne "Prairie Dog" Park: 0.4 mi
- Acacia Park: 0.6 mi
- Boulder Park: 0.6 mi
- Boulder Crescent Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain: 1.4 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 2.0 mi
- ochre cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Ridgeline Pass: 3.8 mi
- Lyons Sandstone Quarry: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Austin Bluffs: 4.1 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 4.8 mi
- The Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Bear Creek Peak: 5.1 mi
- Mount Cutler: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 42
- Alan’s Odd Duck: 0.7 mi
- Langer Sundial: 0.7 mi
- Train sculpture: 0.8 mi
- Hank: 0.8 mi
- Adaman Mural: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 32
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 0.6 mi
- Palmer Garden: 0.7 mi
- Palmer Garden: 0.7 mi
- Palmer Hall Garden: 0.7 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 0.7 mi
Museums: 23
- McAllister House Museum: 0.6 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 0.7 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 0.8 mi
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 1.0 mi
- U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- South Canyon: 3.1 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 3.3 mi
- Council Grounds: 3.3 mi
- Sentinel Point: 3.4 mi
- East Canyon: 3.4 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 0.8 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 5.4 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 5.7 mi
- Navajo Spring: 5.8 mi
- Soda Spring: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hill: 5.5 mi
- Weimer: 5.5 mi
- Hull: 5.5 mi
- Shorty: 5.6 mi
- Bridal Veil: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mesa Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 1.6 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dakota Hogback: 3.5 mi
- Point Sublime: 4.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.6 mi
- Windy Point: 11.4 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Franceville: 11.9 mi
- Husted: 12.2 mi
- Lytle: 16.8 mi
- Gwillimsville: 17.9 mi
- Altman: 18.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| 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, 7 mi away.
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