Pictograph Point
Pictograph Point is an attraction in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,259 m. Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv stands 3,037 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Springs, a spring 0.4 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 9.4 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cliff in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States of America
Wikidata Q49470027, matched on coordinates and name (194 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2259 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 17.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Overlook · 30 mi
- Tower Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mug House: 2.3 mi
- Jug House: 2.5 mi
- Step House: 2.7 mi
- Spring House: 3.4 mi
- Double House: 4.3 mi
- Wildhorse Mesa: 1.1 mi
- East Ute Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Wetherill Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 2.4 mi
- Basin Butte: 2.5 mi
- Long House (ticket required): 3.1 mi
- Krueger Point: 3.4 mi
- Kodak House: 3.7 mi
- Coyote Village: 4.1 mi
- Far View Archeological Site: 4.2 mi
- Hawkins Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Mesa Park and Environmental Lab: 8.6 mi
- Future Park: 8.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 9.1 mi
- Montezuma Park: 9.2 mi
- North Rim: 4.9 mi
- Echo Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 8.9 mi
- Soda Point: 9.1 mi
- East Rim: 11.6 mi
- Horse Springs: 0.4 mi
- Rock Springs: 1.7 mi
- Wing Spring: 11.5 mi
- Moccasin Canyon Spring: 19.0 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 22.7 mi
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum: 15.9 mi
- Historic Battle Rock School: 16.7 mi
- Anasazi Heritage Center: 17.9 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 18.2 mi
- Mesa Verde National Park: 7.5 mi
- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: 21.9 mi
- Hovenweep National Monument: 23.3 mi
- Comfort Station: 6.4 mi
- Wyatt Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Goose Statue: 9.3 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 12.4 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pictograph Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv | WNW 293° | 3,037 m | 12.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,863 m | 13.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,769 m | 11.8 mi |
| Menefee Peak | ENE 67° | 2,688 m | 19.5 mi |
| The Knees | W 271° | 2,685 m | 12.8 mi |
| Marble Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,618 m | 13.2 mi |
| Park Point | NE 56° | 2,612 m | 7.7 mi |
| Moccasin Mesa | ENE 59° | 2,547 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cortez 8 SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMap- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 179197 — Pictograph Point, Montezuma County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358913977
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 7 mi
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