- Elevation, modelled
- 1,900 m
- Tallest summit within 19.5 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 18.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour24.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8289, -104.7005
Peterson AFB Parade Grounds is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,900 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is LGM-30G Minuteman III, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 24 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Peterson AFB Parade Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 273° | 4,302 m | 18.5 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 274° | 4,073 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 268° | 3,837 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 263° | 3,780 m | 19.2 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | W 261° | 3,768 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Rosa | WSW 249° | 3,507 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | WSW 247° | 3,404 m | 16.0 mi |
| Runs-Down-Fast-Mountain | W 259° | 3,366 m | 14.4 mi |
- 24.4 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- F-5 Tiger II: 0.2 mi
- Convair F-102 Delta Dagger: 0.3 mi
- T-33A Shooting Star: 0.4 mi
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: 0.4 mi
- F-94C Starfire: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Travis Circle Park: 0.3 mi
- Eagle Park: 0.5 mi
- Patriot Park: 1.7 mi
- Penstemon Park: 2.2 mi
- Wildflower Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Skinner Hill: 5.3 mi
- Austin Bluffs: 7.3 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 8.3 mi
- Hunters Hill: 9.4 mi
- Mount Cutler: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 41
- The Virgin Mary: 2.3 mi
- Blota Hunka (Warrior of the Plains): 3.3 mi
- Green Dinosaur: 4.5 mi
- Muffler Man: 4.6 mi
- Dinosauar: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 33
- LGM-30G Minuteman III: 0.1 mi
- Medal of Honor Park: 0.4 mi
- MIM-14 Nike Hercules: 0.4 mi
- Colorado Memorial Shrine: 3.0 mi
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 32
- Hillside Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 6.7 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 6.7 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 6.7 mi
- Palmer Garden: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Council Grounds: 4.6 mi
- Seven Castles: 4.7 mi
- East Canyon: 4.8 mi
- Pawnee Ridge: 4.8 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 4.8 mi
Museums: 17
- Peterson Air and Space Museum: 0.4 mi
- National Museum of World War II Aviation: 1.2 mi
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: 6.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 6.6 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 6.7 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 6.9 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 11.5 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 11.8 mi
- Navajo Spring: 11.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hill: 10.2 mi
- Weimer: 10.2 mi
- Hull: 10.2 mi
- Shorty: 10.2 mi
- Bridal Veil: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Concrete Coyote: 6.4 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 7.6 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 7.7 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Franceville: 5.8 mi
- Husted: 15.8 mi
- Lytle: 18.1 mi
- Gwillimsville: 19.1 mi
- Altman: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Corral Bluffs: 6.1 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 9.6 mi
- Point Sublime: 9.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.8 mi
- Windy Point: 17.3 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 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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, 2 mi away.
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