- Elevation, modelled
- 2,022 m
- Tallest summit within 13.9 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 11.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour20.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9193, -104.8668
Wickes Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 2,022 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Piñon Valley Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 20 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Wickes Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WSW 240° | 4,302 m | 11.0 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | WSW 245° | 4,073 m | 11.4 mi |
| Devil's Playground | WSW 251° | 3,984 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | SW 231° | 3,837 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sentinel Point | WSW 247° | 3,814 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SW 229° | 3,780 m | 13.4 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SW 218° | 3,768 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SSW 201° | 3,507 m | 12.2 mi |
- 20.2 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 22 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Piñon Valley Park: 0.7 mi
- Wilson Ranch Park: 0.8 mi
- Mountain Shadows Park: 0.8 mi
- Oak Valley Ranch Park: 1.2 mi
- Pinecliff Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Peppermint Ridge High Point: 1.7 mi
- The Mesa: 1.8 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 3.1 mi
- Lone Pine Peak: 3.2 mi
- South Blodgett: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Tower of Babel: 2.8 mi
- Garden of the Gods Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
- Kissing Camels: 2.8 mi
- Garden Of The Gods Sign: 2.8 mi
- North Gateway Rock: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 42
- St. Francis of Assisi: 2.0 mi
- Cougar Statue: 3.3 mi
- Mountain Lion Statue: 4.0 mi
- The Gateway to Wisdom: 4.7 mi
- Big Red Chair: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Glen Eyrie: 2.2 mi
- Pioneer Park Memorial: 3.7 mi
- George Eber Duclo: 4.8 mi
- Ackerman Overlook: 5.1 mi
- For the Unborn: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 32
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- The Labyrinth: 2.2 mi
- The Children's Garden: 4.7 mi
- Dr Loomis Memorial Iris Trial Gardens: 4.8 mi
- The Pinetum: 5.2 mi
Museums: 25
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 1.6 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 4.5 mi
- Heritage Center: 4.9 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 5.0 mi
- Miramont Castle: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Lazy Land: 5.5 mi
- Sentinel Point: 5.9 mi
- South Canyon: 6.0 mi
- Youth Camp: 6.0 mi
Springs: 11
- Seven Minute Spring: 4.8 mi
- Ute Chief Spring: 4.9 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 5.0 mi
- Soda Spring: 5.0 mi
- Navajo Spring: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 4.7 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 9.2 mi
- Hill: 9.5 mi
- Weimer: 9.6 mi
- Hull: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 5.2 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 5.6 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 7.4 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Husted: 6.3 mi
- Gwillimsville: 13.4 mi
- Franceville: 16.5 mi
- Altman: 19.2 mi
- Lytle: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dakota Hogback: 5.3 mi
- Point Sublime: 8.6 mi
- Windy Point: 11.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.1 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 14.9 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, 8 mi away.
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- Colorado Springs · 6 mi
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