Sun Point
Sun Point is an attraction in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,032 m. Caviness Mountain stands 3,128 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset House, a historic site 0.2 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 13 miles off.
The story
cliff in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States of America
Wikidata Q49470903, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2032 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset House: 0.2 mi
- Mummy House: 0.2 mi
- pithouse: 0.2 mi
- pithouse: 0.2 mi
- Fire Temple: 0.3 mi
- Moccasin Head: 2.7 mi
- Park Mesa: 3.4 mi
- East Eagle Eye Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Wetherill Mesa: 4.5 mi
- Eagle Eye Mesa: 4.9 mi
- House of Many Windows: 0.2 mi
- Cliff Palace: 0.3 mi
- Swallows Nest: 0.5 mi
- Balcony House: 0.6 mi
- Square Tower House: 1.0 mi
- Hawkins Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Denny Park: 13.7 mi
- Denny Park: 13.8 mi
- Denny Lake Park: 13.8 mi
- Future Park: 14.0 mi
- Echo Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Soda Point: 2.4 mi
- North Rim: 7.9 mi
- East Rim: 8.6 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 12.1 mi
- Rock Springs: 5.4 mi
- Horse Springs: 7.2 mi
- Wing Spring: 12.2 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 19.1 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 19.8 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 16.4 mi
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum: 19.3 mi
- Anasazi Heritage Center: 22.1 mi
- Historic Battle Rock School: 23.5 mi
- Mesa Verde National Park: 6.5 mi
- East La Plata Wildlife Area: 22.1 mi
- La Plata #11 (River Tracts): 24.9 mi
- Comfort Station: 0.5 mi
- Wyatt Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 12.6 mi
- Goose Statue: 14.3 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Sun Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caviness Mountain | NE 52° | 3,128 m | 22.9 mi |
| Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv | WNW 297° | 3,037 m | 18.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,863 m | 19.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,769 m | 18.4 mi |
| Menefee Peak | NE 47° | 2,688 m | 16.8 mi |
| The Knees | WNW 282° | 2,685 m | 18.8 mi |
| Marble Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,618 m | 19.9 mi |
| Park Point | N 5° | 2,612 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mesa Verde NP, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Mesa Verde National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMap- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 179227 — Sun Point, Montezuma County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358913996
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 6 mi
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