Blodgett Peak
Blodgett Peak rises to 2,873 m in Colorado. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is South Blodgett, a peak 0.4 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 20 miles off.
The story
Blodgett Peak is located in El Paso County, Colorado. Blodgett Peak is located in Pike National Forest. and at its base is Blodgett Peak Open Space of Colorado Springs.
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Wikidata Q16971639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,873 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 20 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marshall Sprague Park: 1.4 mi
- Oak Valley Ranch Park: 2.4 mi
- Woodmen Valley Park: 2.4 mi
- Wilson Ranch Park: 2.8 mi
- Woodstone Park: 3.3 mi
- Barry Goldwater Air Force Academy Visitor Center: 3.4 mi
- Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel: 3.5 mi
- USAFA Terrazzo: 3.6 mi
- Air Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Tower of Babel: 5.6 mi
- South Blodgett: 0.4 mi
- Lone Pine Peak: 1.2 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 1.3 mi
- Ormes Peak: 1.6 mi
- Peppermint Ridge High Point: 2.6 mi
- St. Francis of Assisi: 2.0 mi
- Senior Class Crest: 3.5 mi
- Honor Wall: 3.6 mi
- Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 3.6 mi
- Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 3.7 mi
- Eagle and Fledgling statue: 3.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Wall of Fallen Graduates: 3.6 mi
- Core Values Ramp: 3.7 mi
- Glen Eyrie: 4.8 mi
- The Labyrinth: 1.7 mi
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Labyrinth: 5.7 mi
- The Children's Garden: 7.6 mi
- Dr Loomis Memorial Iris Trial Gardens: 7.7 mi
- Main Pavilions A and B: 5.7 mi
- Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 6.0 mi
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- The Homestead: 7.7 mi
- Memorial Grove: 8.4 mi
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 5.0 mi
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry: 6.2 mi
- Miramont Castle: 6.9 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 7.0 mi
- Heritage Center: 7.0 mi
- Ute Chief Spring: 6.6 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 6.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 6.9 mi
- Cheyenne Spring: 6.9 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 6.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.2 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 11.8 mi
- Hill: 12.3 mi
- Weimer: 12.3 mi
- Hull: 12.3 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 8.6 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 8.9 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 10.7 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 16.2 mi
- Husted: 3.8 mi
- Gwillimsville: 12.1 mi
- Altman: 19.6 mi
- Franceville: 19.7 mi
- Dakan: 21.1 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 8.1 mi
- Point Sublime: 11.4 mi
- Windy Point: 11.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 15.5 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Blodgett Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SW 222° | 4,302 m | 11.0 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | SW 227° | 4,073 m | 11.2 mi |
| Devil's Playground | SW 233° | 3,984 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | SSW 213° | 3,837 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sentinel Point | SW 232° | 3,814 m | 13.4 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SSW 202° | 3,768 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Rosa | S 189° | 3,507 m | 14.3 mi |
| Runs-Down-Fast-Mountain | SSW 195° | 3,366 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument 3S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358928710
Day trips start here
- Colorado Springs · 10 mi
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