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Hermosa Cliffs

Hermosa Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Hermosa Cliffs is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,133 m. North Eolus stands 4,311 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Haviland Lake SWA, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 0.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3133 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.56000, -107.83423

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Castle Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Tank Mesa: 7.0 mi
  • Stag Mesa: 7.9 mi
  • Grayrock Peak: 8.0 mi
  • Spud Hill: 8.1 mi
Parks: 34
  • Horse Thief Park: 11.2 mi
  • Louis M Jones Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
  • Molas Park: 15.5 mi
  • Oxbow Park: 17.4 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 4
  • Haviland Lake SWA: 1.9 mi
  • BLM - Animas City Mountain: 16.9 mi
  • Bodo SWA: 21.5 mi
  • BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Pinkerton Hot Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Durango Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Rico 2: 14.5 mi
  • Rico 1: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Christ of the Mines Shrine: 19.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 19.9 mi
  • Silver Lake Mine Complex: 20.3 mi
  • In Memory Of Boris Uskert: 20.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Spruce Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Caviness Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Caviness Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Valley View Spring: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Clear Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Ames Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Marian Shrine: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Hermosa Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North EolusENE 69°4,311 m12.5 mi
Mount EolusENE 70°4,295 m12.3 mi
Pigeon PeakENE 64°4,247 m11.4 mi
Turret PeakENE 66°4,211 m11.6 mi
Animas MountainENE 63°4,191 m12.6 mi
Grizzly PeakN 354°4,186 m13.6 mi
Glacier PointENE 69°4,162 m12.9 mi
Needle Mountains Peak ThirteenENE 64°4,161 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:23
June solstice05:5119:5820:37
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2316:1616:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232633404959646256453425
Precip in2.72.52.01.61.61.03.03.53.42.52.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lemon DAM, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358923708

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