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Indian Point

Indian Point, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,019 m. Leon Peak stands 3,425 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. Grand Mesa passes 8.2 miles off. 238 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
3019 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.91554, -108.18008

Overlooks nearby

238 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • BLM Open OHV Area: 10.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 12.5 mi
  • Riverbend Park: 12.6 mi
  • Skate Park: 12.9 mi
  • Bob Jay: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 56
  • Indian Point: 0.0 mi
  • Negro Mesa: 6.7 mi
  • Petrie Mesa: 6.7 mi
  • Beebe Mesa: 6.9 mi
  • January Mesa: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 51
Cliffs: 20
Attractions: 18
  • Lands End Observatory: 7.9 mi
  • Moab trail rte 2: 12.8 mi
  • Moab trail rte 3: 13.7 mi
  • Moab trail rte 2: 13.9 mi
  • Moab trail rte 2: 14.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • unknown pond feature: 16.6 mi
  • Warm Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Caps Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Steamboat Spring: 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
Picnic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 4
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dominguez Falls: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leon PeakENE 58°3,425 m21.3 mi
Green MountainENE 75°3,293 m23.3 mi
Horse MountainNE 46°3,221 m18.1 mi
Indian PointN 5°3,046 m0.0 mi
Bald MountainNE 36°2,795 m18.4 mi
Sugarloaf PeakNE 43°2,792 m24.9 mi
Nick MountainNNE 32°2,699 m17.1 mi
Old Man MountainNE 38°2,624 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4820:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2916:1316:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273443516070757364513828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delta 3E, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358921664

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