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Jack Point

Jack Point, seen from above at true elevation

Jack Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,433 m. Tyler Hill stands 1,767 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Merker Hills, a peak 5.6 miles away. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1433 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.73362, -103.87190
Around it

31 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 9
  • Merker Hills: 5.6 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Tater Hill: 13.5 mi
  • O V Mesa: 18.6 mi
  • Tyler Hill: 19.5 mi
Parks: 6
  • Apishapa Game Management Area: 22.1 mi
  • Babcock Park: 22.8 mi
  • Reynolds Park: 23.4 mi
  • Tippy Martinez Softball Field: 24.2 mi
  • Potter Park: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Santa Fe Trail: 10.3 mi
  • Dolores Mission: 17.0 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 24.6 mi
  • AT&SF Locomotive 1024: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tyler HillWSW 242°1,767 m19.5 mi
Blue HillW 280°1,744 m24.9 mi
O V MesaSE 145°1,650 m18.6 mi
Haystack ButteWNW 290°1,625 m21.6 mi
Tater HillSW 227°1,621 m13.5 mi
Clark HillSE 131°1,611 m23.4 mi
Cedar HillSSE 153°1,564 m9.0 mi
Merker HillsSSW 213°1,520 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3519:4220:21
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0816:0016:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442506071777466523930
Precip in0.50.41.11.41.81.42.21.51.00.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Junta 17 WSW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358930954

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