- Elevation, modelled
- 1,909 m
- Tallest summit within 13.3 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 8.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour16.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8654, -104.8906
South Spring Cañon Picnic Area is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled 1,909 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Siamese Twins, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of South Spring Cañon Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WSW 258° | 4,302 m | 8.4 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 263° | 4,073 m | 9.2 mi |
| Devil's Playground | W 270° | 3,984 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,837 m | 7.8 mi |
| Sentinel Point | W 262° | 3,814 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,780 m | 10.1 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | SW 227° | 3,768 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SSW 202° | 3,507 m | 8.3 mi |
- 16.7 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 21 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Siamese Twins: 0.3 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 0.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 0.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 0.4 mi
- The Scottsman: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Schryver Park: 0.7 mi
- Bill Bauer's Park: 1.0 mi
- Westmoor Park: 1.1 mi
- Seven Minute Spring Park: 1.2 mi
- Mansions Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Iron Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Red Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.2 mi
- The Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Bear Creek Peak: 2.7 mi
Artworks: 42
- Big Red Chair: 1.3 mi
- Cougar Statue: 1.8 mi
- Paul Best Victory Bell: 3.6 mi
- Langer Sundial: 3.8 mi
- Trailblazer: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 33
- George Eber Duclo: 1.2 mi
- Pioneer Park Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Glen Eyrie: 1.8 mi
- For the Unborn: 2.4 mi
- Trees of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonist: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 32
- The Secret Garden: 2.5 mi
- westside community garden: 2.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 3.5 mi
- The Pinetum: 3.5 mi
- Horticultural Art Society Demonstration Garden: 3.5 mi
Museums: 24
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Center: 1.3 mi
- Miramont Castle: 1.8 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 2.1 mi
- Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 5.9 mi
- South Canyon: 6.4 mi
- Lazy Land: 6.5 mi
- Sentinel Point: 6.5 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Dakota Hogback: 1.7 mi
- Point Sublime: 4.9 mi
- Windy Point: 7.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.2 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 15.8 mi
Springs: 11
- Seven Minute Spring: 1.2 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 1.5 mi
- Navajo Spring: 1.5 mi
- Soda Spring: 1.5 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Rainbow Falls: 1.9 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hill: 5.8 mi
- Weimer: 5.8 mi
- Hull: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 3.0 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 3.1 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 5.0 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Husted: 10.0 mi
- Altman: 15.9 mi
- Franceville: 16.3 mi
- Gwillimsville: 17.4 mi
- Lytle: 18.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruxton Park, 5 mi away.
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