Buckskin Point
Buckskin Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,964 m. Burro Mountain stands 3,098 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckskin Mesa, a peak 0.8 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 6.7 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1964 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
49 named places within 25 miles
- Buckskin Mesa: 0.8 mi
- The Monument: 3.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Meeker Dome: 8.1 mi
- Strawberry Peak: 8.3 mi
- White Rock: 8.7 mi
- Warner Point: 16.9 mi
- Dudley Bluffs: 18.1 mi
- Red Elephant Point: 21.8 mi
- Bitter Spring: 10.7 mi
- Moonshine Spring: 11.6 mi
- Coal Spring: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckskin Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burro Mountain | ESE 117° | 3,098 m | 24.9 mi |
| Big Mountain | SSE 158° | 3,006 m | 22.0 mi |
| Buford Peak | ESE 103° | 2,940 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | E 84° | 2,883 m | 18.2 mi |
| Uranium Peak | ENE 73° | 2,846 m | 16.7 mi |
| Middle Mountain | SE 144° | 2,810 m | 18.7 mi |
| Little Hill | SE 140° | 2,808 m | 23.6 mi |
| Snowdrift Mountain | SE 143° | 2,807 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 26 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meeker, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358907773
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