Devil Point
Devil Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,180 m. Hesperus Mountain stands 4,033 m to the south-southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape of Good Hope, a cliff 2.2 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 4.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3180 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Twilight Peak · 19 mi
- Molas Pass · 24 mi
- Gold Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Orphan Butte: 2.7 mi
- Burro Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Sharkstooth Peak: 6.1 mi
- Efendi Peak: 6.1 mi
- Centennial Peak: 7.0 mi
- Louis M Jones Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
- T-Down Park: 10.6 mi
- Perins Peak State Wildlife Area: 17.7 mi
- Mancos Wayside Park: 18.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 18.8 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 2.2 mi
- Hermosa Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Rands Point: 13.0 mi
- Pease Point: 14.7 mi
- Barnroof Point: 16.8 mi
- Spruce Spring: 8.5 mi
- Caviness Spring: 13.8 mi
- Caviness Spring: 13.8 mi
- Valley View Spring: 14.1 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 13.4 mi
- BLM - Animas City Mountain: 18.8 mi
- Bodo SWA: 22.1 mi
- BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area: 22.5 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 18.7 mi
- Animas Museum: 20.0 mi
- The Powerhouse Science Centre: 21.0 mi
- Rail Museum: 21.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 21.0 mi
- In Memory Of Boris Uskert: 22.1 mi
- Ames Falls: 23.8 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Soaring Tree Top Adventures: 15.4 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 24.0 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Devil Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus Mountain | SSW 193° | 4,033 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Moss | S 188° | 4,022 m | 7.6 mi |
| Lavender Peak | S 189° | 4,020 m | 7.4 mi |
| Spiller Peak | S 190° | 4,000 m | 8.4 mi |
| Centennial Peak | S 188° | 3,981 m | 7.0 mi |
| Babcock Peak | S 187° | 3,968 m | 8.2 mi |
| Diorite Peak | S 176° | 3,889 m | 7.4 mi |
| Burwell Peak | S 191° | 3,857 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| 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 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mancos 1SW, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358911211
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