Devils Elbow
Devils Elbow is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,248 m. Lone Mesa stands 1,493 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Razor Blade Mesa, a peak 4.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 129 miles off. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1248 m
How to reach it
- 128.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
22 named places within 25 miles
- Razor Blade Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Winchester Mesa: 8.0 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Castle Rock Pillar: 14.9 mi
- War Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Old Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 19.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 23.4 mi
- Cimmaronosaurus: 18.7 mi
- Tin Man: 18.7 mi
- Cimarron Heritage Center Museum: 18.7 mi
- Kenton Museum: 22.1 mi
- Petrified Log Exhibit: 20.0 mi
- Public Shooting Range: 20.9 mi
- Autograph Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Black Mesa Nature Preserve: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Devils Elbow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mesa | W 269° | 1,493 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lone Mesa | W 269° | 1,493 m | 24.9 mi |
| Little Black Mesa | W 272° | 1,441 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Butte | W 268° | 1,404 m | 24.3 mi |
| Robbers Roost Peak | WSW 258° | 1,362 m | 19.7 mi |
| Independence Arch | WSW 257° | 1,335 m | 16.6 mi |
| Castle Rock Pillar | WSW 247° | 1,307 m | 14.9 mi |
| Winchester Mesa | SSE 164° | 1,263 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:35 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 15:57 | 16:38 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Campo 7 S, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358931234
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