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Finger Rock

Finger Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Finger Rock is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,380 m. McFaddin Peak stands 3,316 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Agner Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2380 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.66747, -107.23784
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Agner Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Aigner Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Bull Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Buck Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Quaker Mountain: 4.5 mi
Parks: 16
  • East Park: 18.3 mi
  • Heier Memorial Park: 18.7 mi
  • Christina State Wildlife Area: 18.9 mi
  • North Park: 18.9 mi
  • Sherwood Forest: 19.0 mi
Museums: 4
  • Hayden Heritage Center: 11.9 mi
  • Museum of Northwest Colorado: 19.3 mi
  • Steamboat Art Museum: 24.6 mi
  • Tread of Pioneers Museum: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Strawberry Hotsprings: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Sulphur Spring: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bear Park Permaculture Center: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Stehley Park: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Finger Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McFaddin PeakNE 55°3,316 m11.5 mi
Sand MountainENE 59°3,311 m11.7 mi
Black MountainNW 318°3,299 m11.6 mi
Mount OliphantNW 324°3,248 m12.5 mi
West Bears Ears PeakN 356°3,224 m7.6 mi
Mount WelbaNW 326°3,222 m13.9 mi
Buck PointNNW 328°3,209 m12.8 mi
Meaden PeakNE 51°3,207 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3920:0320:44
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3016:0216:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192434445361686658463320
Precip in1.81.41.42.11.81.11.11.31.71.61.51.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayden, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358907288

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