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Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pikes Peak rises to 2,205 m in California. Leavitt Peak stands 3,516 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Run Rock, a peak 1.5 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061210, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2205 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.26047, -119.96935

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
Waterfalls: 9
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 15.0 mi
  • Chickaree Day Use: 15.3 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Beach 1: 4.9 mi
  • Beach 2: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 8.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Pikes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leavitt PeakE 84°3,516 m17.3 mi
Molo MountainE 96°3,302 m17.0 mi
Relief PeakE 96°3,294 m14.9 mi
Molo PinnacleE 97°3,292 m16.6 mi
Kennedy PeakE 93°3,267 m17.1 mi
Night Cap PeakENE 78°3,243 m15.4 mi
Granite DomeESE 104°3,149 m12.5 mi
Black Hawk MountainESE 105°3,138 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3819:4820:27
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:1416:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383840455261686762534337
Precip in10.69.88.54.62.80.90.10.10.42.95.29.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264728 — Pikes Peak, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799091

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