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Austin Bluffs

Austin Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2034 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.90110, -104.79998

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
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
Artworks: 42
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 32
Museums: 24
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
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
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Austin Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakWSW 252°4,302 m13.8 mi
Little Pikes PeakWSW 256°4,073 m14.4 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 260°3,984 m14.8 mi
Sachett MountainWSW 245°3,837 m13.3 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 242°3,780 m15.6 mi
Almagre MountainSW 234°3,768 m12.9 mi
Mount RosaSW 218°3,507 m12.9 mi
Mount Big ChiefSW 220°3,404 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1515:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138445363686659473729

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumbre Vista - Colorado Spgs 1, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358928715

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