Calf Point
Calf Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,687 m. Upper 4A Mountain stands 2,710 m to the east-northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrel Spring Point, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 3.5 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2687 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
39 named places within 25 miles
- Scare Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Upper 4A Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Twin Buttes: 7.8 mi
- Brush Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Barrel Spring Point: 1.6 mi
- Long Point: 3.5 mi
- Chimney Rock Point: 6.2 mi
- Ponderosa Point: 7.1 mi
- Bear Point: 7.7 mi
- Waving Hands: 17.7 mi
- The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 19.9 mi
- White Birds: 20.5 mi
- Dragon: 22.7 mi
- North Fruita Desert Open OHV Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calf Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper 4A Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,710 m | 6.5 mi |
| Scare Mountain | N 1° | 2,704 m | 6.0 mi |
| Brush Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,701 m | 7.9 mi |
| Oil Spring Mountain | NW 320° | 2,613 m | 11.7 mi |
| Brushy Point | N 1° | 2,590 m | 10.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SE 135° | 2,586 m | 19.7 mi |
| Texas Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,577 m | 14.6 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NW 321° | 2,560 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altenbern, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358907875
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