Colton Point
Colton Point is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 534 m. Bailey Hill stands 787 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 27 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 534 m
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Hyner View · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barbour Rock: 1.1 mi
- Lick Run Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mount Tom: 3.9 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Hedgehog Point: 5.7 mi
- Asaph Run Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Wellsboro Park (The Green): 8.8 mi
- Celi’s Music Park: 8.8 mi
- Packer Park: 9.0 mi
- Woodland Park: 9.3 mi
- War Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Big Trestle site: 16.3 mi
- Webber Cabin: 16.6 mi
- Ole Bull Castle Site: 17.7 mi
- Orchard Spring: 0.5 mi
- Matson Spring: 1.7 mi
- Allegheny River Headwaters: 24.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 268: 7.9 mi
- Hills Creek State Park: 15.5 mi
- Lebo Red Pine Natural Area: 22.8 mi
- Mistletoe Farm: 13.4 mi
- Larry the Elk: 21.9 mi
- rainbow paradise fishing park: 23.9 mi
- The Main Attraction: 7.8 mi
- Aider's Rock: 7.8 mi
- Landrus: 14.1 mi
- Fall Brook: 24.8 mi
- Naval Run Falls: 17.4 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Colton Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Hill | NW 313° | 787 m | 17.5 mi |
| Big Level | NW 320° | 779 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Brodhead | WSW 256° | 759 m | 15.8 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WSW 237° | 752 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cherry Springs Vista | WSW 256° | 737 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bean Hill | WSW 241° | 726 m | 11.5 mi |
| Beech Hill | NNW 341° | 714 m | 8.9 mi |
| Brushy Point | WSW 256° | 709 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wellsboro 4 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357281551
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