Cliff · Colorado
Grouse Point
Grouse Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,384 m. Hesperus Mountain stands 4,033 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolores City Park, a park 4.9 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 0.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2384 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.48610, -108.40342
- 0.7 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rampart Hills: 11.9 mi
- Lone Cone: 12.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 12.3 mi
- Stoner Mesa: 13.4 mi
- Menefee Peak: 13.9 mi
Parks: 30
- Dolores City Park: 4.9 mi
- Flanders Park: 5.6 mi
- Joe Rowell Park: 5.9 mi
- House Creek Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- McPhee Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 25
- The Knife Edge: 12.8 mi
- Krueger Point: 17.7 mi
- Megalithic House: 17.8 mi
- Far View Reservoir: 17.9 mi
- Far View community: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Painted Kiva House: 20.3 mi
- Cedar Tree Tower: 20.3 mi
- Mug House: 21.2 mi
- Step House: 21.3 mi
- Spring House: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Flint Rock Point: 13.8 mi
- Pease Point: 15.2 mi
- East Rim: 16.0 mi
- North Rim: 16.1 mi
- Devil Point: 19.3 mi
Springs: 6
- Spruce Spring: 11.4 mi
- Valley View Spring: 16.0 mi
- Caviness Spring: 16.4 mi
- Caviness Spring: 16.4 mi
- Rock Springs: 20.2 mi
Museums: 3
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum: 6.3 mi
- Anasazi Heritage Center: 7.8 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Wyatt Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Bradfield Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Comfort Station: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 2
- The Ancient Ones: 10.4 mi
- Goose Statue: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Mesa Verde National Park: 16.3 mi
- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mayday: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Grouse Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus Mountain | E 99° | 4,033 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Moss | E 100° | 4,022 m | 18.1 mi |
| Lavender Peak | E 100° | 4,020 m | 17.9 mi |
| Spiller Peak | ESE 103° | 4,000 m | 17.8 mi |
| Centennial Peak | E 98° | 3,981 m | 18.1 mi |
| Babcock Peak | ESE 102° | 3,968 m | 18.4 mi |
| Diorite Peak | E 99° | 3,889 m | 19.6 mi |
| Burwell Peak | ESE 105° | 3,857 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358913469
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- Mesa Verde National Park · 17 mi
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