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Elephant Rock

Elephant Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Elephant Rock rises to 2,247 m in Colorado. Thunder Butte stands 2,991 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Fe Open Space, a park 0.6 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027644, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2247 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.11860, -104.89054

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Santa Fe Open Space: 0.6 mi
  • Glen Park: 1.5 mi
  • Lavelett Park: 2.0 mi
  • Monument Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Lavelett Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Artworks: 40
  • Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 7.4 mi
  • Honor Wall: 7.5 mi
  • Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 7.6 mi
  • Senior Class Crest: 7.6 mi
  • Sinclair Dinosaur: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • #BeLikeTim: Tim Watkins Memorial Trail: 2.2 mi
  • Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Core Values Ramp: 7.5 mi
  • Wall of Fallen Graduates: 7.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 33
Picnic sites: 22
Museums: 20
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Elephant Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunder ButteWNW 283°2,991 m16.9 mi
Ormes PeakSSW 192°2,963 m11.9 mi
Devils HeadNW 311°2,936 m14.9 mi
Bald MountainSW 216°2,881 m11.6 mi
Mount ManitouSSW 193°2,877 m18.0 mi
Blodgett PeakS 185°2,873 m11.1 mi
Signal ButteWSW 257°2,869 m18.3 mi
Mount DeceptionW 261°2,849 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:5020:30
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1615:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435363686658473529
Precip in0.90.71.53.22.43.02.73.01.61.31.01.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358928627

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