Cliff · Colorado
Iron Point
Iron Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,467 m. Chair Mountain stands 3,876 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fire Mountain, a peak 3.3 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2467 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.98471, -107.54117
- 20.7 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cedaredge Overlook · 23 mi
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fire Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.4 mi
- Buck Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Electric Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Jumbo Mountain: 6.7 mi
Springs: 14
- German Creek Springs: 10.4 mi
- Reynolds Creek Springs: 11.9 mi
- Upper Reynolds Creek Springs: 12.4 mi
- Kauer Spring: 12.6 mi
- Stephens Spring: 12.6 mi
Parks: 10
- Paonia River Park: 8.2 mi
- Paonia Park: 8.3 mi
- Northfork Miners Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Poulos Park: 8.6 mi
- Paonia Reservoir State Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Windy Point: 3.8 mi
- Lombard Slides: 4.8 mi
- The Raggeds: 14.3 mi
- The Big Slide: 21.8 mi
- Baxter Point: 21.9 mi
Museums: 5
- Bowie Schoolhouse Museum: 8.3 mi
- Paonia Museum: 8.3 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 16.1 mi
- Marble Museum: 19.7 mi
- Redstone Museum: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
- Meadows Group Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Ward Way Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- Needle Rock: 18.0 mi
- Crystal River Jeep Tours: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 21.0 mi
- Crystal Mill: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Penny Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hayes Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Crystal: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Iron Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair Mountain | ENE 70° | 3,876 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Gunnison | SE 144° | 3,860 m | 14.7 mi |
| Ragged Peak | ENE 75° | 3,839 m | 14.4 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | E 81° | 3,681 m | 16.6 mi |
| West Beckwith Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,670 m | 16.7 mi |
| Huntsman Mountain | NE 35° | 3,590 m | 16.9 mi |
| Coal Mountain | SSE 167° | 3,567 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Lamborn | S 176° | 3,474 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paonia 1SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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