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Blodgett Peak

Blodgett Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q16971639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2873 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.95886, -104.90717

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Attractions
Artworks: 42
  • 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
Historic sites: 33
  • 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
Gardens: 32
Museums: 25
Picnic sites: 24
  • 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
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakSW 222°4,302 m11.0 mi
Little Pikes PeakSW 227°4,073 m11.2 mi
Devil's PlaygroundSW 233°3,984 m11.0 mi
Sachett MountainSSW 213°3,837 m11.4 mi
Sentinel PointSW 232°3,814 m13.4 mi
Sheep MountainSW 215°3,780 m13.9 mi
Almagre MountainSSW 202°3,768 m12.5 mi
Mount RosaS 189°3,507 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1615:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292937435263686660473729
Precip in0.50.61.32.12.31.82.73.11.70.90.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument 3S, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358928710

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