- Elevation
- 2,512 m
- Tallest summit within 13.6 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 8.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour17.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9028, -104.9139
Trail Junction Picnic Grounds is a park in Colorado, at a recorded 2,512 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Glen Eyrie, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.
- Elevation
- 2512 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Trail Junction Picnic Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WSW 238° | 4,302 m | 8.2 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | WSW 245° | 4,073 m | 8.7 mi |
| Devil's Playground | WSW 253° | 3,984 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | SW 226° | 3,837 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sentinel Point | WSW 247° | 3,814 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SW 225° | 3,780 m | 10.7 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SSW 209° | 3,768 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Rosa | S 190° | 3,507 m | 10.4 mi |
- 17.6 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 20 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Cave of the Winds: 2.1 mi
- Tower of Babel: 2.3 mi
- Kissing Camels: 2.4 mi
- Sentinel Spires: 2.4 mi
- North Gateway Rock: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- The Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Lone Pine Peak: 2.8 mi
- Ormes Peak: 3.5 mi
- South Blodgett: 3.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Mountain Shadows Park: 2.3 mi
- Wickes Park: 2.8 mi
- Mabel Willie Park: 2.9 mi
- Soda Springs Park: 3.0 mi
- Piñon Valley Park: 3.0 mi
Artworks: 42
- Big Red Chair: 3.1 mi
- Cougar Statue: 3.7 mi
- St. Francis of Assisi: 3.8 mi
- Back to Kansas: 5.8 mi
- Paul Best Victory Bell: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Glen Eyrie: 1.7 mi
- George Eber Duclo: 3.1 mi
- Pioneer Park Memorial: 3.9 mi
- For the Unborn: 5.1 mi
- Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 32
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- The Labyrinth: 3.9 mi
- The Secret Garden: 5.3 mi
- westside community garden: 5.5 mi
- Heritage Garden: 5.8 mi
Museums: 25
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 2.8 mi
- Miramont Castle: 3.0 mi
- Heritage Center: 3.1 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 3.3 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 4.2 mi
- Lazy Land: 7.6 mi
- South Canyon: 7.8 mi
- Sentinel Point: 7.9 mi
Springs: 11
- Ute Chief Spring: 2.7 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 3.0 mi
- Soda Spring: 3.0 mi
- Cheyenne Spring: 3.0 mi
- Navajo Spring: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 2.3 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 7.9 mi
- Hill: 8.6 mi
- Weimer: 8.6 mi
- Hull: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Dakota Hogback: 4.5 mi
- Point Sublime: 7.7 mi
- Windy Point: 8.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.6 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 5.5 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 5.8 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 7.7 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Husted: 7.6 mi
- Gwillimsville: 15.6 mi
- Altman: 16.5 mi
- Franceville: 18.3 mi
- Lytle: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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