Miscellaneous Information
Campground elevation is 6,625 ft.
Average August high temperature = 88 deg F.
Average August low temperature = 66 deg F.
Average August precipitation = 2.94 inches.
Pike's Peak elevation = 14,110 feet.
Mt. Evans elevation = 14, 264 feet. (Highest non-connecting road in US.)
Highest peak in Colorado = Mt. Elbert at 14, 433 feet.
Colorado has the highest average elevation of any state due to the large number of 14,000+ peaks within the state's borders. There are 67 mountains of over14,000 feet in the US., Colorado is home to 52 of them.
High point of the Trail Ridge Road in Estes park is 12,183 feet, making it the highest connecting road in the US.
The campground has not had any bear incidents in the 4+ year record of the current owners.
There are restaurants within 12 - 15 miles.
Most common reaction to higher elevations is sleepiness. The decrease in available oxygen causes the body's metabolism to slow down.
Sunburn occures faster due to less blockage of UV by the atmosphere.
Colorado Springs is on the edge of a high desert; drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.
Colorado is the most naturally radioactive state in the US.