- Elevation, modelled
- 1,846 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Fishers Peak2,920 m · 5.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Scenic Highway of Legendson it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 37.1725, -104.5132
The Pit is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,846 m. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the south-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Scenic Highway of Legends runs past it. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Pit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Peak | SSE 151° | 2,920 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fishers Peak Mesa | SSE 151° | 2,887 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Fishers Peak Mesa | SE 144° | 2,747 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bartlett Mesa | SSE 161° | 2,709 m | 13.3 mi |
| Burro Mesa | SE 133° | 2,666 m | 12.7 mi |
| Horse Mesa | SE 143° | 2,662 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bobblers Knob | SSE 153° | 2,661 m | 13.5 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | SSE 150° | 2,636 m | 20.7 mi |
- On the Scenic Highway of LegendsNational
- 12.5 mi off the Santa Fe TrailNational
84 named places within 25 miles
- Simpsons Rest: 0.6 mi
- Pio Hill: 2.2 mi
- Osita Point: 4.9 mi
- Fishers Peak: 5.8 mi
- Frijole Hill: 7.0 mi
- Cimino Park: 0.3 mi
- Central Park: 0.4 mi
- Kit Carson Park: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Square: 0.7 mi
- South Side Park: 1.0 mi
- Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum: 0.0 mi
- A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art: 0.6 mi
- Trinidad History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Baca Pioneer Museum: 0.6 mi
- Art Cartopia Museum: 1.7 mi
- The Ludlow Massacre: 3.8 mi
- Ludlow Memorial: 12.2 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 12.4 mi
- Hastings Mine Explosion: 13.0 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 17.5 mi
- Raton: 18.9 mi
- north finial: 19.1 mi
- south finial: 19.1 mi
- Trinidad Lake State Park: 4.6 mi
- Fishers Peak State Park: 8.7 mi
- Prospect Point: 0.7 mi
- El Moro Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Star: 18.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinidad, 2 mi away.
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