Hansen Bluff
Hansen Bluff is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,294 m. Blanca Peak stands 4,374 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Boyd Park, a park 7.5 miles away. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2294 m
How to reach it
68 named places within 25 miles
- Boyd Park: 7.5 mi
- Sunrise Park: 7.8 mi
- Centenial Park: 7.9 mi
- Cole Park: 8.0 mi
- Zapata Park: 8.0 mi
- Sierro del Ojito: 8.6 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Music Mesa: 12.3 mi
- Brownie Hills: 13.1 mi
- Fairy Hills: 13.4 mi
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Number 169: 7.8 mi
- Rock dedicated to L.B. "Bill" Casselman: 19.5 mi
- Colorado Gators Reptile Park: 21.9 mi
- Howitzer: 22.6 mi
- Marilyn Tank: 22.7 mi
- San Luis Valley Museum: 7.9 mi
- Sanford Museum: 13.4 mi
- Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center: 17.2 mi
- Jack Dempsy Museum: 19.1 mi
- Homelake Veterans' History Museum: 22.6 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 8.7 mi
- Mormon Pioneers: 19.0 mi
- Welcome to Hooper: 24.6 mi
- Hooper Town Park: 24.7 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 22.2 mi
- Shrine of the Stations of the Cross: 22.3 mi
- Rio Grande Healthy Living Park: 7.9 mi
- Zapata Falls: 18.2 mi
- Denton Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hansen Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanca Peak | NE 50° | 4,374 m | 18.6 mi |
| Ellingwood Point | NE 48° | 4,282 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Lindsey | NE 53° | 4,282 m | 20.6 mi |
| Little Bear Peak | NE 50° | 4,280 m | 17.7 mi |
| California Peak | NE 43° | 4,221 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hamilton Peak | NE 54° | 4,154 m | 18.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NE 44° | 4,132 m | 17.9 mi |
| Iron Nipple | NE 50° | 4,096 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
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 | 17 | 24 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alamosa-bergman FLD, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358928260
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