Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:33 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:13 am – 4:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 42°F, lows 16°F20 in of rain a yearwettest month July102 in of snow a year, on about 44 days4 days above 90°F, 180 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cumbre Vista - Colorado Spgs 1 station, 6 mi away; rain from Colorado Springs 7.3 Ne; snow from Eastonville 2 Nnw
Nearby landmarksBanning Lewis Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 5.1 miVollmer Hillpeak · 6.1 miBurgess Riverriver · 7.6 miKiowa Creek Watershed 1-P-20 Reservoirreservoir · 7.8 miRattlesnake Buttepeak · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRock Island Trailheadrecreation area · 1.1 miPlanned Stetson Ridge Parkpark · 5.7 miPikes Peak National Cemeteryhistoric site · 12.0 mi · 374 acresCheyenne Mountainstate park · 20.6 mi · 105 acresCheyenne Mountain State Parkstate park · 20.7 mi · 103 acresPike National Forestnational forest · 25.1 mi · 1,097,242 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Dec 199426 mi away, near Larkspur, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202511 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEl Paso County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025249 of 365 days measured116 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, El Paso County monitors, CO
Drinking waterColorado Springs Utilitiesserves 464,111 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,947 ft2,117 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCommonSpirit - Saint Francis Hospital6.4 miPost officePeyton Post Office8.1 miPoliceColorado Springs Police Department Stetson Hills Division7.5 miFire stationFalcon Fire Department Station 11.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryWoodmen Hills Elementary Schoolright hereSchoolLiberty Tree Academyunder a mileHighPatriot High School1.4 miCollegePikes Peak Community College Peterson Air Force Base10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS12 miInterstateI-2511 miUS highwayUS 241.9 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN59 miCoachColorado SpringsLimousine Express14 miTransit1 stop within a mileEnvidaSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80931 ZIP area.
