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Hardgrove Rim

Hardgrove Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Hardgrove Rim is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,034 m. Coal Mountain stands 2,526 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucas Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2034 m
Getting there

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Coordinates40.66441, -108.04342
Around it

32 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • Lucas Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Hat Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Red Wash Butte: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coal MountainS 180°2,526 m23.9 mi
Clinker KnobS 179°2,461 m21.8 mi
Juniper MountainS 177°2,394 m14.9 mi
Cross MountainWSW 241°2,382 m20.3 mi
Wapiti PeakSSW 212°2,356 m23.6 mi
Cedar MountainESE 105°2,287 m23.6 mi
Wolf MountainSSW 198°2,275 m21.3 mi
Maggies NippleS 171°2,267 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4220:0620:47
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3316:0516:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162233415059676555433018
Precip in0.90.91.21.51.30.70.61.01.11.31.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maybell, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358907037

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