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Harp Point

Harp Point, seen from above at true elevation

Harp Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,882 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 3,766 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Flat Tops, a peak 1.3 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 4.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2882 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.20915, -107.30256

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Beaver Flat Tops: 1.3 mi
  • Egry Mesa: 3.8 mi
  • Burro Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Pagoda Peak: 5.1 mi
  • Dunckley Flat Tops: 5.5 mi
Parks: 10
  • Snell Park: 6.3 mi
  • Wet Park: 6.8 mi
  • Loudy-Simpson Recreation Area: 24.1 mi
  • East Park: 24.4 mi
  • City Park: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 2
  • Hayden Heritage Center: 20.0 mi
  • Museum of Northwest Colorado: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Stagecoach Swim Beach: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Harp Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainSE 139°3,766 m17.7 mi
Sheep MountainSSE 156°3,733 m21.7 mi
Derby PeakSSE 150°3,716 m18.8 mi
Dome PeakSE 138°3,713 m20.3 mi
Orno PeakSE 129°3,696 m14.0 mi
Trappers PeakS 172°3,650 m18.7 mi
Shingle PeakSSE 167°3,615 m21.9 mi
Big Marvine PeakS 186°3,614 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4120:0220:43
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:2916:0416:47

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, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358908426

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