- Elevation, modelled
- 1,863 m
- Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 10.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour17.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8448, -104.8448
VaM's Nature Reserve is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,863 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is westside community garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.
- Access
- Private
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of VaM's Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 268° | 4,302 m | 10.7 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 272° | 4,073 m | 11.6 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 276° | 3,984 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 260° | 3,837 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 269° | 3,814 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 253° | 3,780 m | 11.9 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,768 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 222° | 3,507 m | 8.4 mi |
- 17.9 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 24 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Buena Vista Public Park Community Center: 0.2 mi
- Promontory Pointe Open Space: 0.4 mi
- West Middle School Backyard: 0.4 mi
- Bristol Park: 0.5 mi
- Cucharras Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 1.7 mi
- Lyons Sandstone Quarry: 2.1 mi
- Ridgeline Pass: 2.1 mi
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Bear Creek Peak: 3.5 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.7 mi
- The Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Mays Peak: 4.1 mi
Artworks: 42
- Paul Best Victory Bell: 1.0 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 1.1 mi
- Trailblazer: 1.1 mi
- Langer Sundial: 1.2 mi
- Alan’s Odd Duck: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 32
- westside community garden: 0.2 mi
- The Secret Garden: 0.7 mi
- Horticultural Art Society Demonstration Garden: 0.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 0.9 mi
- The Pinetum: 1.0 mi
Museums: 24
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 0.9 mi
- Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 0.9 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 1.1 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 1.1 mi
- U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- South Canyon: 4.4 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 4.6 mi
- Sentinel Point: 4.6 mi
- Council Grounds: 4.7 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 1.0 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 3.7 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 4.0 mi
- Navajo Spring: 4.1 mi
- Soda Spring: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 4.7 mi
- Hill: 4.8 mi
- Weimer: 4.8 mi
- Hull: 4.8 mi
- Shorty: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mesa Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 2.2 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Dakota Hogback: 1.8 mi
- Point Sublime: 3.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 8.8 mi
- Windy Point: 9.7 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Husted: 11.6 mi
- Franceville: 13.6 mi
- Lytle: 16.8 mi
- Altman: 17.3 mi
- Gwillimsville: 18.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruxton Park, 7 mi away.
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