Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:34 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:15 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 74°F, lows 47°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 13°F24 in of rain a year, on about 61 dayswettest month August134 in of snow a year, on about 42 days0 days above 90°F, 240 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ruxton Park station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsNorth Slope Recreation Areapark · 1.2 mi · 313 acresPike National Forestnational forest · 5.8 mi · 1,097,242 acresMeadow Wood Sports Complexpark · 5.5 miMueller State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 4,991 acresFlorissant Fossil Beds National Monumentnational monument · 13.0 mi · 6,264 acresDome Rock State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 6,966 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Dec 199427 mi away, near Larkspur, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202522 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
Elevation7,902 ft2,409 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPikes Peak Regional Hospital4.2 miPost officeGreen Mountain Falls Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGreen Mountain Falls Town Hallunder a milePoliceWoodland Park Police Department6.0 miFire stationGreen Mountain Falls / Chipita Park Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryUte Pass Elementary School1.6 miCollegeUnited States Air Force Academy8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS19 miInterstateI-2510 miUS highwayUS 24under a mileAmtrakUnion Station DEN56 miCoachColorado Springs Downtown Transit TerminalBustang Outrider12 miTransit1 stop within a mileTSC TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80933 ZIP area.
