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Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 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

Coordinates29.68617, -100.04087

Overlooks nearby

117 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Historic sites: 44
Cliffs: 11
Parks: 5
  • 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
Museums: 4
Springs: 3
  • Winans Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Trough Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Walnut Springs: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Housetop MountainNE 44°707 m4.8 mi
Meridian MountainE 81°707 m19.4 mi
Graveyard MountainN 2°706 m19.2 mi
Caprock MountainE 94°695 m4.7 mi
Schoolhouse MountainN 359°683 m21.1 mi
Kelley PeakW 261°680 m5.6 mi
Seep Spring MountainN 358°674 m12.0 mi
Gobbler KnobE 89°670 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2119:52
June solstice06:4120:0920:44
September equinox07:2919:0719:38
December solstice07:3217:1017:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581838377695850
Precip in1.11.02.01.93.53.02.22.93.92.72.11.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356718797

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