Black Bluff
Black Bluff is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,741 m. T V Hill stands 2,176 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Flattop Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 20 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1741 m
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
42 named places within 25 miles
- Flattop Butte: 1.4 mi
- Cone Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mica Butte: 3.0 mi
- Brushy Knob: 3.5 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 4.0 mi
- Santa Fe Trail: 14.4 mi
- Santa Fe Trail: 19.4 mi
- Ludlow Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Hastings Mine Explosion: 21.4 mi
- The Ludlow Massacre: 24.7 mi
- Musuem of Friends: 23.3 mi
- Huerfano Heritage Center: 23.4 mi
- Walsenburg Mining Museum: 23.4 mi
- Apishapa Game Management Area: 7.3 mi
- City Park: 23.8 mi
- Berry Point: 15.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 23.4 mi
- El Moro Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| T V Hill | SW 230° | 2,176 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WSW 254° | 2,081 m | 18.9 mi |
| Rugby Rock | WSW 247° | 2,061 m | 18.5 mi |
| Cordova Mesa | NW 309° | 1,986 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WSW 255° | 1,973 m | 17.8 mi |
| South Rattlesnake Butte | NNW 337° | 1,963 m | 13.0 mi |
| North Rattlesnake Butte | NNW 340° | 1,957 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cordova Mesa | WSW 254° | 1,926 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinidad AP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/239691572
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