- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 262° | 4,302 m | 15.2 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 264° | 4,073 m | 16.0 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 268° | 3,984 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WSW 256° | 3,837 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 251° | 3,780 m | 16.6 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | WSW 246° | 3,768 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 230° | 3,507 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | SW 231° | 3,404 m | 14.6 mi |
- 22.6 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 28 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sierra Pointe Park: 0.5 mi
- Natural Park: 0.5 mi
- Palmer Park: 0.7 mi
- Village Green Park: 1.0 mi
- Audubon Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- ochre cliffs: 0.9 mi
- Colorado Springs Trolleys: 3.6 mi
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo: 4.7 mi
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: 4.7 mi
- Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Austin Bluffs: 2.7 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 3.7 mi
- Hunters Hill: 5.2 mi
- The Mesa: 6.1 mi
- Peppermint Ridge High Point: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 42
- Muffler Man: 0.6 mi
- Mountain Lion Statue: 2.4 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 2.5 mi
- Sculpture garden: 2.8 mi
- The Gateway to Wisdom: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Colorado Memorial Shrine: 3.4 mi
- Nikola Tesla Historic Marker: 3.4 mi
- IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Man on the Iron Horse: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 32
- Dr Loomis Memorial Iris Trial Gardens: 2.8 mi
- The Children's Garden: 2.9 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 3.5 mi
- Tutt Science Xeriscape Garden: 3.5 mi
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 3.5 mi
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 17
- Seven Castles: 0.2 mi
- East Canyon: 0.2 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 0.3 mi
- South Knoll: 0.3 mi
- Pawnee Ridge: 0.4 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 4.1 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 8.0 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 8.3 mi
- Navajo Spring: 8.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 8.7 mi
- Hill: 8.8 mi
- Weimer: 8.8 mi
- Hull: 8.8 mi
- Shorty: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mesa Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 4.6 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 4.7 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Dakota Hogback: 6.5 mi
- Point Sublime: 8.0 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 9.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 12.9 mi
- Windy Point: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Franceville: 10.1 mi
- Husted: 11.4 mi
- Gwillimsville: 15.7 mi
- Lytle: 19.5 mi
- Altman: 22.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 6 mi away.
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