Barnroof Point
Barnroof Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,656 m. Hesperus Mountain stands 4,033 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Perins Peak State Wildlife Area, a park 1.0 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 2.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2656 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twilight Peak · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Perins Peak: 3.0 mi
- Twin Buttes: 3.3 mi
- Baldy Peak: 4.8 mi
- Smelter Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Animas City Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Perins Peak State Wildlife Area: 1.0 mi
- Historic Tram Park: 3.5 mi
- Twin Buttes: 3.7 mi
- Overend Mountain Park: 4.5 mi
- Schneider Park: 5.1 mi
- BLM - Animas City Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Bodo SWA: 5.5 mi
- BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 17.2 mi
- Animas #2 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 23.0 mi
- Rands Point: 5.5 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 15.0 mi
- Flint Rock Point: 16.8 mi
- Devil Point: 16.8 mi
- Hermosa Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- In Memory Of Boris Uskert: 6.0 mi
- Indian Ruins: 19.4 mi
- Indian Ruins: 19.6 mi
- Indian Ruins: 19.6 mi
- Animas Museum: 5.0 mi
- The Powerhouse Science Centre: 5.2 mi
- Rail Museum: 5.5 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 18.2 mi
- Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum: 21.9 mi
- Caviness Spring: 10.8 mi
- Caviness Spring: 10.8 mi
- Valley View Spring: 11.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 20.2 mi
- Spruce Spring: 21.5 mi
- Durango Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
- Pinkerton Hot Springs: 12.6 mi
- Mayday: 6.8 mi
- Soaring Tree Top Adventures: 19.9 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Barnroof Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus Mountain | NW 322° | 4,033 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Moss | NW 323° | 4,022 m | 10.6 mi |
| Lavender Peak | NW 323° | 4,020 m | 10.9 mi |
| Spiller Peak | NW 318° | 4,000 m | 10.3 mi |
| Centennial Peak | NW 325° | 3,981 m | 11.0 mi |
| Babcock Peak | NW 321° | 3,968 m | 10.0 mi |
| Diorite Peak | NNW 330° | 3,889 m | 9.8 mi |
| Burwell Peak | NW 316° | 3,857 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:18 | 16:58 |
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 | 26 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durango, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358913889
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 28 mi
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