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Browns Point

Browns Point, seen from above at true elevation

Browns Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,600 m. Upper 4A Mountain stands 2,710 m to the west, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Point, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 11 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2600 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.60553, -108.58398

38 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
  • Upper 4A Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Brush Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Scare Mountain: 9.2 mi
  • Brushy Point: 11.7 mi
  • Castle Rock: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 3
  • Waving Hands: 18.3 mi
  • The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 20.2 mi
  • White Birds: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper 4A MountainW 275°2,710 m1.7 mi
Scare MountainWNW 300°2,704 m9.2 mi
Brush MountainNNW 334°2,701 m3.3 mi
Oil Spring MountainWNW 296°2,613 m17.3 mi
Brushy PointNW 318°2,590 m11.7 mi
Horse MountainSSE 159°2,586 m16.3 mi
Texas MountainNW 310°2,577 m18.5 mi
Twin ButtesWNW 290°2,560 m13.7 mi

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358907881

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