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Bear Point

Bear Point, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,624 m. Upper 4A Mountain stands 2,710 m to the west-southwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Browns Point, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 10 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2624 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.61664, -108.59510
Around it

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 19
  • Upper 4A Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Brush Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Scare Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Brushy Point: 10.8 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 3
  • Waving Hands: 17.3 mi
  • The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 19.2 mi
  • White Birds: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper 4A MountainWSW 241°2,710 m1.3 mi
Scare MountainWNW 298°2,704 m8.3 mi
Brush MountainNNW 339°2,701 m2.4 mi
Oil Spring MountainWNW 295°2,613 m16.5 mi
Brushy PointNW 317°2,590 m10.8 mi
Horse MountainSSE 158°2,586 m17.3 mi
Texas MountainNW 309°2,577 m17.6 mi
Twin ButtesWNW 288°2,560 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4820:0620:46
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3216:1116:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253140465564706860483625
Precip in1.21.31.41.61.80.81.31.61.91.81.21.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altenbern, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358907883

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