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Eagle Cliff

Eagle Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Eagle Cliff is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,458 m. Clark Hill stands 1,611 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mound, a peak 2.9 miles away. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1458 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.62585, -103.19632

24 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
  • Round Mound: 2.9 mi
  • Pinkney Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Plug Hat: 4.9 mi
  • Lone Mesa: 5.1 mi
  • Wildcat Hill: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Dolores Mission: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Lone Rock: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark HillWSW 248°1,611 m20.7 mi
Table MesaSE 146°1,560 m14.2 mi
Alexander MesaSSE 155°1,525 m5.4 mi
Nelson HillS 186°1,523 m6.1 mi
Long Canyon HillSW 230°1,519 m10.7 mi
Lone MesaW 262°1,515 m5.1 mi
Pinkney HillSE 133°1,504 m4.2 mi
Plug HatSSE 157°1,486 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:3219:3920:18
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0515:5716:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644506071767466544233
Precip in0.60.51.21.71.71.82.82.41.31.20.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — KIM 15 NNE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358944339

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