O Beautiful For Spacious Skies...

O Beautiful For Spacious Skies... (HM2I0L)

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N 38° 52.699', W 104° 52.195'

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for and drove towards in the 1858 "Pikes Peak or Bust" gold rush.

♦The summit is only 10 miles away by air, but 28 miles by road.

♦The air on top has only 50% of the oxygen pressure as at sea level.

♦Weather on top is generally 30 degrees (Fahrenheit) colder than Colorado Springs, much windier, with intense sunlight and the possibility of snow any day of the year.

♦Winter snow rarely lasts through the intense summer sunshine.
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HM NumberHM2I0L
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Date Added Friday, June 21st, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 511283 N 4303281
Decimal Degrees38.87831667, -104.86991667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 52.699', W 104° 52.195'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 52' 41.94" N, 104° 52' 11.7" W
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