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Iron Spring

Iron Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Spring is a spring in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,978 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Miramont Castle, a museum 0.4 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No
Step-free access
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.85676, -104.92823

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mabel Willie Park: 0.4 mi
  • Soda Springs Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mansions Park: 0.8 mi
  • Seven Minute Spring Park: 0.9 mi
  • Manitou Mesa: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • Red Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Rocky Mountain: 1.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks: 42
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 32
Museums: 24
  • Miramont Castle: 0.4 mi
  • Heritage Center: 0.9 mi
  • Race Car Museum Outlet: 1.8 mi
  • Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 23
Picnic sites: 21
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 4.6 mi
  • South Canyon: 8.4 mi
  • Lazy Land: 8.6 mi
  • Sentinel Point: 8.6 mi
Springs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Iron Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakW 260°4,302 m6.3 mi
Little Pikes PeakW 266°4,073 m7.1 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 274°3,984 m7.7 mi
Sachett MountainWSW 244°3,837 m5.7 mi
Sentinel PointW 263°3,814 m9.6 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 237°3,780 m8.1 mi
Almagre MountainSW 218°3,768 m5.7 mi
Mount RosaS 189°3,507 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1516:0016:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733384656605853433326
Precip in0.71.01.93.12.52.13.93.91.91.20.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruxton Park, 3 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in May, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs9.29.110.215.632.829.120.920.915.813.211.69.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Fountain Creek Near Colorado Springs, Co., 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/336180113

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