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Council Grounds

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Elevation, modelled
1,950 m
Tallest summit within 16.7 miles
Pikes Peak4,302 m · 15.2 mi
Nearest byway
Gold Belt Tour22.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
38.8724, -104.7645
Council Grounds from directly overhead

Council Grounds is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled 1,950 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Castles, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 23 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Council Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakW 262°4,302 m15.2 mi
Little Pikes PeakW 264°4,073 m16.0 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 268°3,984 m16.5 mi
Sachett MountainWSW 256°3,837 m14.4 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 251°3,780 m16.6 mi
Almagre MountainWSW 246°3,768 m13.6 mi
Mount RosaSW 230°3,507 m12.8 mi
Mount Big ChiefSW 231°3,404 m14.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites: 17
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4920:28
September equinox06:4718:2318:58
December solstice07:1515:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341485767727063514032
Precip in0.30.30.81.42.02.33.13.01.30.80.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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