Barrel Spring Point
Barrel Spring Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,612 m. Upper 4A Mountain stands 2,710 m to the east-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Calf Point, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 5.0 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2612 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
38 named places within 25 miles
- Upper 4A Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Scare Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Brush Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Twin Buttes: 8.9 mi
- Calf Point: 1.6 mi
- Long Point: 2.5 mi
- Chimney Rock Point: 4.6 mi
- Bear Point: 6.1 mi
- Browns Point: 6.5 mi
- Waving Hands: 17.7 mi
- The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 19.9 mi
- White Birds: 20.5 mi
- North Fruita Desert Open OHV Area: 22.9 mi
- Dragon: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barrel Spring Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper 4A Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,710 m | 4.9 mi |
| Scare Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,704 m | 6.2 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NE 49° | 2,701 m | 6.5 mi |
| Oil Spring Mountain | NW 314° | 2,613 m | 12.8 mi |
| Brushy Point | N 351° | 2,590 m | 10.1 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SE 138° | 2,586 m | 18.6 mi |
| Texas Mountain | NNW 329° | 2,577 m | 15.3 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NW 313° | 2,560 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altenbern, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358907870
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