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Bishop Point

Bishop Point, seen from above at true elevation

Bishop Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,235 m. Ray Mesa stands 2,282 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Point, a cliff 2.9 miles away. Indian Creek Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2235 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.96638, -109.00039

58 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
  • Slick Rock Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Horse Range Mesa: 7.0 mi
  • Plute Knoll: 7.7 mi
  • Joe Davis Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Island Mesa: 9.5 mi
Springs: 8
  • Horsehead Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Oak Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Peters Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Bug Spring: 19.7 mi
Parks: 5
  • Weber Park: 14.6 mi
  • Triangle Park: 14.8 mi
  • Debbie Park: 14.9 mi
  • Mountain View Trailer Park: 19.5 mi
  • Cahone Park: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • VFW War Memorial: 14.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Canyon Country Discovery Center: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ray MesaN 351°2,282 m23.0 mi
Buck KnobE 84°2,273 m20.7 mi
Joe Davis HillE 97°2,248 m9.5 mi
Brumley PointESE 102°2,232 m24.3 mi
Vanadium PointNW 307°2,213 m17.5 mi
Young PointW 281°2,204 m20.6 mi
Wedding Bell MountainNNE 32°2,185 m15.0 mi
Monogram MesaNE 35°2,184 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5520:0320:43
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:2916:1917:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837445262696758463425
Precip in0.80.70.90.60.90.41.31.31.11.41.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northdale, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358943044

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