- Elevation, modelled
- 1,847 m
- Tallest summit within 18.6 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour22.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8125, -104.7347
Penstemon Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,847 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildflower Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 22 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Penstemon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 277° | 4,302 m | 16.8 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 278° | 4,073 m | 17.7 mi |
| Devil's Playground | WNW 281° | 3,984 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 272° | 3,837 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 266° | 3,780 m | 17.3 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | W 264° | 3,768 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Rosa | WSW 251° | 3,507 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | WSW 248° | 3,404 m | 13.9 mi |
- 22.3 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wildflower Park: 0.4 mi
- Panorama Park: 0.6 mi
- Bricker Park: 0.8 mi
- Sagebrush Park: 0.8 mi
- Prairie Grass Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Boeing KC-97: 0.6 mi
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo: 1.6 mi
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: 1.8 mi
- F-106A Delta Dart: 1.9 mi
- F-4C Phantom: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Skinner Hill: 4.1 mi
- Austin Bluffs: 7.1 mi
- Mount Cutler: 7.9 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 8.0 mi
- The Horns: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 42
- The Virgin Mary: 1.4 mi
- Green Dinosaur: 2.5 mi
- Dinosauar: 2.6 mi
- Blota Hunka (Warrior of the Plains): 2.7 mi
- Sculpture garden: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Colorado Memorial Shrine: 1.4 mi
- Medal of Honor Park: 1.9 mi
- MIM-14 Nike Hercules: 1.9 mi
- LGM-30G Minuteman III: 2.2 mi
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 32
- Hillside Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 5.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 5.3 mi
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 5.3 mi
- Palmer Garden: 5.3 mi
Museums: 23
- National Museum of World War II Aviation: 1.0 mi
- Peterson Air and Space Museum: 1.9 mi
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 4.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 5.0 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Council Grounds: 4.4 mi
- Seven Castles: 4.6 mi
- East Canyon: 4.7 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 4.7 mi
- South Canyon: 4.7 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 5.4 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 10.0 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 10.3 mi
- Navajo Spring: 10.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hill: 8.1 mi
- Weimer: 8.1 mi
- Hull: 8.1 mi
- Shorty: 8.1 mi
- Bridal Veil: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Concrete Coyote: 4.5 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 6.1 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 6.2 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Franceville: 7.4 mi
- Husted: 15.8 mi
- Lytle: 16.2 mi
- Gwillimsville: 20.0 mi
- Altman: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Point Sublime: 7.7 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 8.0 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 8.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.7 mi
- Windy Point: 15.4 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 | 06:47 | 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, 3 mi away.
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