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Cathedral Bluffs

Cathedral Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Cathedral Bluffs is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,498 m. Upper 4A Mountain stands 2,710 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Cabin Point, a cliff 4.2 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 6.1 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2498 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.85331, -108.61454
Around it

42 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
  • Sagebrush Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Brushy Point: 10.5 mi
  • Red Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Texas Mountain: 13.7 mi
  • Scare Mountain: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 3
  • The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 6.4 mi
  • White Birds: 6.6 mi
  • Waving Hands: 6.7 mi
Parks: 3
  • East End Park: 18.5 mi
  • Hefley Park: 19.2 mi
  • Park: 19.7 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper 4A MountainS 180°2,710 m17.0 mi
Scare MountainSSW 207°2,704 m14.0 mi
Brush MountainS 179°2,701 m14.1 mi
Oil Spring MountainSW 236°2,613 m16.9 mi
Brushy PointSW 216°2,590 m10.5 mi
Texas MountainWSW 247°2,577 m13.7 mi
Twin ButtesSW 222°2,560 m16.7 mi
Lookout MountainSSW 209°2,540 m24.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4720:0620:47
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3316:1116:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172538465667747262483420
Precip in0.70.70.91.11.20.70.71.01.31.20.90.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangely 1E, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358907801

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