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Ute Chief Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,946 m
Tallest summit within 13.0 miles
Pikes Peak4,302 m · 6.7 mi
Nearest byway
Gold Belt Tour15.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:29local time
Coordinates
38.8636, -104.9224
Ute Chief Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Ute Chief Spring is a spring in Colorado, at a modelled 1,946 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mabel Willie Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 15 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Ute Chief Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakWSW 256°4,302 m6.7 mi
Little Pikes PeakW 263°4,073 m7.4 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 270°3,984 m8.0 mi
Sachett MountainWSW 242°3,837 m6.2 mi
Sentinel PointW 261°3,814 m9.9 mi
Sheep MountainSW 236°3,780 m8.6 mi
Almagre MountainSW 218°3,768 m6.3 mi
Mount RosaS 190°3,507 m7.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 42
Cliffs: 23
Springs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Ghost towns: 5
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).

Months averaging 5080 °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.

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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