Artists Point
Artists Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,879 m. Haystack Peaks stands 2,529 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Clueless Tower, a peak 0.6 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 4.5 miles off. 252 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1879 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 19.4 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
Overlooks nearby
- Otto's Trail · 2 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 2 mi
- Window Rock · 2 mi
- Fruita Canyon View · 2 mi
252 named places within 25 miles
- Clueless Tower: 0.6 mi
- Rainbow Tower: 0.8 mi
- Egypt Rock: 1.0 mi
- Pharaoh Point: 1.0 mi
- "Unknown" Tower: 1.1 mi
- Colorado National Monument: 1.6 mi
- Kindred Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 5.5 mi
- Reed Park: 5.8 mi
- Windsor Park: 5.9 mi
- Mike the Headless Chicken: 6.0 mi
- Grrrreta: 6.0 mi
- The Ten Commandments & The Beatitudes: 7.4 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 7.4 mi
- Saint Juan Diego: 7.4 mi
- Liberty Cap: 3.2 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 5.9 mi
- No Thorouhfare Canyon: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Tree Arch: 7.9 mi
- Mica mine: 8.1 mi
- Half Tunnel: 1.1 mi
- Otto's Bathtub: 1.4 mi
- Suction Point: 1.9 mi
- Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 2.1 mi
- Fisher Price Pinnacle: 5.2 mi
- Monument Spring: 10.0 mi
- Mud Spring: 11.6 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 11.8 mi
- Big Spring: 11.9 mi
- Notch Spring: 12.6 mi
- Western Slope War Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 8.4 mi
- Sip n Splash: 8.5 mi
- Warren Barnes Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 2.2 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 5.5 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 7.7 mi
- McDonald Creek: 17.7 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 5.5 mi
- Museum of the West: 8.5 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 8.7 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 12.9 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 7.7 mi
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 10.0 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 14.6 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 19.4 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 8.5 mi
- Butterfly House: 8.8 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 19.9 mi
- Arch Tower: 12.4 mi
- Carpenter: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Artists Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Peaks | SW 225° | 2,529 m | 21.3 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | NE 35° | 2,449 m | 20.0 mi |
| Gibbler Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,325 m | 20.3 mi |
| Horse Mesa | SSE 147° | 2,294 m | 22.9 mi |
| Black Ridge | WSW 249° | 2,173 m | 1.4 mi |
| Garfield Mesa | NNE 21° | 2,140 m | 20.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 53° | 2,076 m | 18.0 mi |
| Flatiron Hill | WSW 239° | 2,058 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 45 | 51 | 61 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado NM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358909085
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