Helen Hunt Falls
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Helen Hunt Falls is a waterfall in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,211 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. Gold Belt Tour passes 13 miles off.
The story
Helen Hunt Falls is a waterfall located on Cheyenne Creek in the North Cheyenne Cañon Park of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The falls are located on North Cheyenne Creek immediately off North Cheyenne Canyon Road in the North Cheyenne Canyon Park. There is parking for about 30 vehicles at the falls and it becomes crowded early during summer months when visits to the canyon are popular among locals and tourists. The Columbine Trail, which starts at the entrance of the Park by the Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center, terminates at Helen Hunt Falls. Visitors can hike a short distance of about 2/3 of a mile (1.1 km) up a moderately steep trail above Helen Hunt Falls to reach Silver Cascade Falls. The falls are named in honor of Helen Maria Hunt Jackson (October 15, 1830 – August 12, 1885), a United States poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the U.S. government. She died in San Francisco, California in 1885 and was later buried in Colorado Springs.
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Wikidata Q14684558, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 22 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Helen Hunt Falls: 0.0 mi
- snow leopard: 2.9 mi
- Tiger: 2.9 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Experience: 3.0 mi
- Domestic Goats: 3.0 mi
- Mount Buckhorn: 0.8 mi
- Muscoco Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mays Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Cutler: 1.4 mi
- Kineo Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Columbine Trail: 1.0 mi
- Seven Falls Park: 1.6 mi
- White Acres: 3.1 mi
- Skyway Park: 3.1 mi
- Jenkins Park: 3.2 mi
- Starr Kempf's Kinetic Sculptures: 2.1 mi
- Big Red Chair: 4.8 mi
- Trailblazer: 4.8 mi
- The Epicenter: 4.9 mi
- Affirmation Station: 5.1 mi
- Mountaineer Train Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Nelson Camp: 3.1 mi
- For the Unborn: 4.6 mi
- George Eber Duclo: 4.8 mi
- Welcome to Colorado Springs: 4.9 mi
- Bear Sculpture Garden: 2.9 mi
- Shipping Container Farm: 2.9 mi
- The Secret Garden: 4.3 mi
- westside community garden: 4.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 5.2 mi
- Penrose Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- World Figure Skating Museum: 3.0 mi
- Ghost Town Wild West Museum: 4.2 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 4.6 mi
- Heritage Center: 4.8 mi
- Point Sublime: 1.6 mi
- Devils Slide: 3.9 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 4.0 mi
- Windy Point: 6.6 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 17.3 mi
- South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Prairie Skipper Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Turkey Roost Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Elk Run Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 9.1 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 4.8 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 4.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 4.9 mi
- Navajo Spring: 4.9 mi
- Twin Spring: 4.9 mi
- Bridal Veil: 1.4 mi
- Shorty: 1.4 mi
- Hull: 1.4 mi
- Ramona: 1.4 mi
- Weimer: 1.4 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 4.9 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 5.1 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 5.2 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 5.4 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Altman: 12.9 mi
- Lytle: 13.0 mi
- Husted: 15.3 mi
- Franceville: 16.6 mi
- Gwillimsville: 22.6 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Helen Hunt Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | WNW 295° | 4,302 m | 8.4 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | WNW 297° | 4,073 m | 9.4 mi |
| Devil's Playground | WNW 300° | 3,984 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,837 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sentinel Point | WNW 288° | 3,814 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 272° | 3,780 m | 8.1 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | W 272° | 3,768 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Rosa | SW 225° | 3,507 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in May, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 22.1 | 16.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cheyenne Creek AT Evans Ave AT Colorado Springs,co, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/429675124
Day trips start here
- Colorado Springs · 5 mi
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