Peak · Colorado
Austin Bluffs
Austin Bluffs rises to 2,034 m in Colorado. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is UCCS Campus Garden, a park 0.5 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,034 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.90110, -104.79998
- 22.1 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 26 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- ochre cliffs: 1.9 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 2.9 mi
- Garden of the Gods Visitor Center: 4.1 mi
- Garden Of The Gods Sign: 4.2 mi
- American Indian Interpretive Area: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Pulpit Rock: 1.0 mi
- Hunters Hill: 3.2 mi
- The Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Peppermint Ridge High Point: 4.5 mi
- Lone Pine Peak: 7.0 mi
Parks
- UCCS Campus Garden: 0.5 mi
- Dr. Frank Houck Park: 0.6 mi
- Garden Ranch Park: 0.9 mi
- Danville Park: 0.9 mi
- Apple Orchard: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 41
- Mountain Lion Statue: 0.6 mi
- The Gateway to Wisdom: 1.4 mi
- Muffler Man: 2.7 mi
- Train sculpture: 3.4 mi
- Cougar Statue: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Fred McKown Park: 3.9 mi
- Pioneer Park Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Man on the Iron Horse: 4.5 mi
- Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 4.5 mi
- Glen Eyrie: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 27
- The Children's Garden: 1.4 mi
- Dr Loomis Memorial Iris Trial Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.7 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 3.7 mi
- Max Kade Garden: 3.8 mi
Museums: 21
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 3.4 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 4.1 mi
- McAllister House Museum: 4.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum: 4.8 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Lazy Land: 1.8 mi
- Sentinel Point: 2.3 mi
- Youth Camp: 2.3 mi
- South Canyon: 2.4 mi
- South Knoll: 2.5 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 4.5 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 6.7 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 7.0 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 7.0 mi
- Soda Spring: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 7.1 mi
- Hill: 9.3 mi
- Weimer: 9.3 mi
- Hull: 9.3 mi
- Shorty: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 4.4 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 4.8 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 5.7 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Dakota Hogback: 5.8 mi
- Point Sublime: 8.4 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 11.1 mi
- Windy Point: 13.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Husted: 8.7 mi
- Franceville: 12.7 mi
- Gwillimsville: 13.8 mi
- Lytle: 21.0 mi
- Altman: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Austin Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WSW 252° | 4,302 m | 13.8 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | WSW 256° | 4,073 m | 14.4 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 260° | 3,984 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,837 m | 13.3 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SW 234° | 3,768 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 218° | 3,507 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | SW 220° | 3,404 m | 14.7 mi |
| Runs-Down-Fast-Mountain | SW 229° | 3,366 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumbre Vista - Colorado Spgs 1, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358928715
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