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Chalk Bluffs

Chalk Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Chalk Bluffs is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,801 m. Terry Anticline stands 1,967 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Earthlodge Rock, a peak 3.2 miles away. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1801 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.94165, -104.62969

140 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • South Fork Open Park: 13.2 mi
  • JL Ranch Park: 13.8 mi
  • LCCC Natural Area: 13.8 mi
  • Sun Valley Park: 14.8 mi
  • East Cheyenne Community Open Space: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Water: 13.6 mi
  • Cheyenne Boot: 13.6 mi
  • Cheyenne Frontier Days Boot: 13.7 mi
  • Buffalo: 15.0 mi
  • Dino: 15.1 mi
Peaks: 13
Gardens: 8
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 8
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Terry AnticlineWNW 293°1,967 m13.6 mi
Terry PeakWNW 295°1,962 m14.0 mi
Stevenson HillNW 325°1,943 m22.1 mi
Round TopNW 321°1,937 m21.9 mi
Gilbert HillNW 324°1,923 m20.9 mi
Dodge HillNW 326°1,913 m20.2 mi
Augur HillNNW 326°1,910 m20.5 mi
Simpson MesaWNW 289°1,895 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2719:5320:35
September equinox06:4718:2118:57
December solstice07:2115:5016:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038455464716960473627
Precip in0.20.40.81.62.51.91.61.31.11.00.60.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nunn 7 NNE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356498691

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