- Elevation, modelled
- 2,250 m
- Tallest summit within 20.0 miles
- Thunder Butte2,991 m · 19.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1187, -104.8487
Twin Ponds Common Area is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 2,250 m. Thunder Butte stands 2,991 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Marsh Common Area, a park 0.5 miles away.
- Operated by
- Woodmoor Improvement Association
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Twin Ponds Common Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Butte | W 281° | 2,991 m | 19.0 mi |
| Ormes Peak | SSW 202° | 2,963 m | 12.5 mi |
| Devils Head | NW 306° | 2,936 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 224° | 2,881 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Manitou | SSW 199° | 2,877 m | 18.6 mi |
| Blodgett Peak | SSW 196° | 2,873 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Deception | W 263° | 2,849 m | 11.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,816 m | 18.8 mi |
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 27 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- The Marsh Common Area: 0.5 mi
- North Park: 0.9 mi
- Toboggan Hill Common Area: 1.0 mi
- The Meadows Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Lavelett Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Bald Mountain: 1.3 mi
- True Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Elephant Rock: 2.2 mi
- Ben Lomand Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Monument Rock: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Sidney Harrison Plane Crash Site: 6.7 mi
- Air Gardens: 7.9 mi
- USAFA Terrazzo: 7.9 mi
- Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel: 7.9 mi
- Camel and Llama Rides: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 41
- Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 7.8 mi
- Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 7.9 mi
- Honor Wall: 7.9 mi
- Senior Class Crest: 7.9 mi
- Sinclair Dinosaur: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 33
- #BeLikeTim: Tim Watkins Memorial Trail: 3.9 mi
- Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Core Values Ramp: 7.8 mi
- Wall of Fallen Graduates: 7.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 33
- Labyrinth: 9.0 mi
- The Labyrinth: 11.7 mi
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- The Children's Garden: 14.7 mi
- Dr Loomis Memorial Iris Trial Gardens: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Memorial Grove: 4.0 mi
- Corporate Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Main Pavilions A and B: 10.9 mi
- The Homestead: 11.5 mi
- Lazy Land: 16.6 mi
Museums: 19
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry: 6.5 mi
- Dungeon Museum: 8.1 mi
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 15.4 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 17.7 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 18.2 mi
Springs: 11
- Ute Chief Spring: 18.1 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 18.3 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 18.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 18.3 mi
- Cheyenne Spring: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Rainbow Falls: 17.7 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 23.0 mi
- Hill: 23.4 mi
- Weimer: 23.4 mi
- Hull: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 18.8 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 19.2 mi
- Hidden Mesa Open Space: 20.2 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Ship Rock: 18.5 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 19.1 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 22.0 mi
- Point Sublime: 22.4 mi
- Windy Point: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Gwillimsville: 4.2 mi
- Husted: 7.7 mi
- Dakan: 14.2 mi
- Bijou Basin: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument, 2 mi away.
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