Cliff · Colorado

Corcoran Point

Corcoran Point, seen from above at true elevation

Corcoran Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,199 m. Horse Mountain stands 2,586 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 3.3 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 2199 m

Getting there

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Coordinates39.23554, -108.51648

10.9 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
13.1 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
28.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Round Mountain: 3.3 mi
Redrock Point: 4.4 mi
Corcoran Peak: 5.2 mi
Basin Butte: 5.8 mi
Garfield Mesa: 8.5 mi

Parks60

Matchett Park: 9.5 mi
Darla Jean Park: 9.6 mi
Spring Valley II Park: 9.9 mi
Canyon View Park: 9.9 mi
Spring Valley I Park: 10.0 mi

Artworks55

Station 13: Taken Down From The Cross: 8.3 mi
Station 12: Jesus Dies: 8.3 mi
Station 11: Christ Is Nailed To His Altar: 8.3 mi
Station 14: Jesus is placed in the tomb: 8.3 mi
Station 10: His Sacred Body Is Stripped: 8.3 mi

Cliffs21

Edge Loop Rapel: 8.4 mi
Bookcliffs Lemon Squeezer: 10.2 mi
Bailey Point: 13.7 mi
Drop: 14.1 mi
Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 14.2 mi

Attractions13

Liberty Cap: 14.8 mi
Devil's Kitchen: 16.0 mi
Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 18.4 mi
Cedar Tree Arch: 18.7 mi
Mica mine: 18.8 mi

Historic sites10

Blue Angels: 8.0 mi
Rocket Park: 10.5 mi
The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 11.8 mi
In memory of children who left us too soon.: 11.8 mi
Sip n Splash: 11.9 mi

Springs7

unknown pond feature: 12.0 mi
End Spring: 22.6 mi
Notch Spring: 23.0 mi
Thrailkill Spring: 23.1 mi
Big Spring: 23.4 mi

Picnic sites6

Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 10.7 mi
Roofed picnic area: 12.2 mi
Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
Devil's Kitchen: 15.4 mi

Museums4

Cross Orchards Historic Site: 10.2 mi
Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 11.0 mi
Museum of the West: 12.0 mi
Dinosaur Journey: 13.3 mi

Nature reserves4

West Lake State Wildlife Area: 11.3 mi
Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 12.6 mi
Clifton Nature Park: 12.6 mi
McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 21.4 mi

Gardens4

Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 11.6 mi
Main Street Community Garden: 11.8 mi
Rose Garden: 12.2 mi
Butterfly House: 12.7 mi

Ghost towns1

Carpenter: 3.7 mi

Rest areas1

CDOT Rest Area and Welcome Center: Fruita: 13.1 mi

Natural arches1

Arch Tower: 23.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Corcoran Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Horse Mountain	NNE 13°	2,586 m	10.6 mi
Corcoran Peak	N 5°	2,449 m	5.2 mi
Castle Rock	NNE 16°	2,396 m	15.2 mi
Twin Peaks	NE 50°	2,263 m	12.0 mi
Garfield Mesa	NNW 334°	2,140 m	8.5 mi
Round Mountain	E 97°	2,076 m	3.3 mi
Mount Garfield	SE 143°	2,023 m	9.6 mi
Mount Lincoln	SE 128°	2,021 m	11.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:18	18:51	19:26
June solstice	05:49	20:04	20:45
September equinox	07:02	18:37	19:13
December solstice	07:31	16:13	16:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	28	35	45	52	62	73	79	76	67	53	40	28
Precip in	0.6	0.5	0.8	1.0	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.9	1.2	1.0	0.6	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Junction Walker FLD, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358908922

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