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Broken Off Point

Broken Off Point, seen from above at true elevation

Broken Off Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,296 m. Pagosa Peak stands 3,827 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Billy Goat Point, a peak 2.2 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2296 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.21500, -107.15893
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Billy Goat Point: 2.2 mi
  • Pordonia Point: 3.5 mi
  • Oakbrush Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Brockover Mesa: 5.0 mi
Parks: 8
  • Lake Capote Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
  • Devil Creek State Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
  • South Pagosa Park: 8.4 mi
  • Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
  • Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Hot springs: 4
  • The Mother Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Pagosa Hot Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Paradise: 8.9 mi
  • Piedra River Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Museums: 1
  • Pagosa Springs History Museum: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Chimney Rock Farm: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Broken Off Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pagosa PeakNNE 18°3,827 m16.6 mi
Cherry CairnNNE 22°3,809 m18.8 mi
Eagle Peak No.2NNE 28°3,699 m17.2 mi
Saddle MountainNE 35°3,647 m19.1 mi
Davis MountainNNE 14°3,591 m18.1 mi
Eagle MountainNNE 27°3,586 m17.3 mi
Squaretop MountainE 81°3,567 m19.6 mi
Spruce MountainNNE 14°3,529 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273240465462696760483728
Precip in1.51.41.11.21.10.72.12.41.71.51.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dulce, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358920504

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