Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,513 m. Hesperus Mountain stands 4,033 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil Point, a cliff 2.2 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 6.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3513 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Twilight Peak · 18 mi
- Molas Pass · 23 mi
- Gold Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Orphan Butte: 3.0 mi
- Efendi Peak: 4.7 mi
- Sharkstooth Peak: 5.3 mi
- Burro Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Olga Little Mountain: 5.5 mi
- T-Down Park: 10.9 mi
- Louis M Jones Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
- Perins Peak State Wildlife Area: 15.9 mi
- Pioneer Park: 17.8 mi
- Oxbow Park: 17.8 mi
- Devil Point: 2.2 mi
- Hermosa Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Rands Point: 11.0 mi
- Barnroof Point: 15.0 mi
- Pease Point: 16.9 mi
- Spruce Spring: 10.4 mi
- Caviness Spring: 13.4 mi
- Caviness Spring: 13.4 mi
- Valley View Spring: 13.7 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 11.7 mi
- BLM - Animas City Mountain: 16.7 mi
- Bodo SWA: 20.2 mi
- BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
- Animas Museum: 17.9 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 19.0 mi
- The Powerhouse Science Centre: 19.0 mi
- Rail Museum: 19.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.1 mi
- In Memory Of Boris Uskert: 20.2 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Ames Falls: 24.4 mi
- Soaring Tree Top Adventures: 13.8 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Cape of Good Hope. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus Mountain | SSW 210° | 4,033 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Moss | SSW 204° | 4,022 m | 6.7 mi |
| Lavender Peak | SSW 206° | 4,020 m | 6.6 mi |
| Spiller Peak | SSW 205° | 4,000 m | 7.6 mi |
| Centennial Peak | SSW 206° | 3,981 m | 6.2 mi |
| Babcock Peak | SSW 201° | 3,968 m | 7.4 mi |
| Diorite Peak | SSW 192° | 3,889 m | 6.2 mi |
| Burwell Peak | SSW 205° | 3,857 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 26 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durango, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358911208
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- Southwestern Colorado · 22 mi
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