Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak rises to 550 m in Texas. Housetop Mountain stands 707 m to the northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Edwards County, Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31468111, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 550 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.5 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 20 mi
110 named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Meridian Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Military Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Crown Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Caprock Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Site of the Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz: 1.7 mi
- Site of Camp Wood: 1.7 mi
- Private Frank Marshall, C.S.A.: 1.8 mi
- Charles A. Lindbergh In Texas: 2.0 mi
- Dixie Settlement: 2.7 mi
- Cow Cave Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Fern Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Painted Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Bruce Park: 1.5 mi
- Camp Wood City Park: 2.0 mi
- Frio Canyon Park: 17.5 mi
- Garner State Park: 19.4 mi
- Kickapoo Cavern State Park: 24.3 mi
- Mission San Lorenzo: 1.7 mi
- Nueces Canyon Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Winans Spring: 6.8 mi
- Trough Springs: 9.6 mi
- Walnut Springs: 13.5 mi
- Crystal Cave: 19.4 mi
- White Rock Cave: 19.6 mi
- Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 2.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pikes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housetop Mountain | NE 44° | 707 m | 4.8 mi |
| Graveyard Mountain | N 2° | 706 m | 19.2 mi |
| Caprock Mountain | E 94° | 695 m | 4.7 mi |
| Schoolhouse Mountain | N 359° | 683 m | 21.1 mi |
| Kelley Peak | W 261° | 680 m | 5.6 mi |
| Seep Spring Mountain | N 358° | 674 m | 12.0 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | E 89° | 670 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hog Pen Mountain | NNE 18° | 657 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:21 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:09 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 17:10 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356718797
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