Jacobs Ladder
Jacobs Ladder is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,185 m. Wolf Hill stands 2,818 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mica mine, a attraction 2.6 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 9.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2185 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 24.3 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 26.8 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Otto's Trail · 11 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 11 mi
- Window Rock · 11 mi
- Fruita Canyon View · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mosaic Tower: 3.4 mi
- JB Tower: 6.1 mi
- Franklin's Tower: 6.6 mi
- The Gypsies: 6.7 mi
- Safeway Spire: 7.1 mi
- Colorado National Monument: 7.9 mi
- Shadow Lake Park: 7.9 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 8.4 mi
- Autumn Ridge Park: 8.6 mi
- Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa): 8.7 mi
- George A. Crawford: 8.2 mi
- The Prinster Brothers: 9.5 mi
- John Otto: 9.6 mi
- Chrome on the Range II: 9.7 mi
- Geodesic metal Sculpture: 9.7 mi
- Mica mine: 2.6 mi
- No Thorouhfare Canyon: 3.2 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 3.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 5.3 mi
- Liberty Cap: 7.4 mi
- Fisher Price Pinnacle: 4.2 mi
- Drop: 7.2 mi
- Suction Point: 7.4 mi
- Otto's Bathtub: 8.7 mi
- Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 8.9 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 2.7 mi
- Big Spring: 2.8 mi
- Monument Spring: 2.8 mi
- Notch Spring: 3.7 mi
- End Spring: 4.0 mi
- Sip n Splash: 9.7 mi
- Warren Barnes Memorial: 9.7 mi
- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 9.8 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 9.8 mi
- Crossing of the Grand: 9.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 6.0 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 10.7 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 19.7 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 10.1 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 13.7 mi
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 17.8 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 19.2 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: 19.7 mi
- Butterfly House: 9.1 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 10.0 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 20.0 mi
- Museum of the West: 9.6 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 10.6 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 13.7 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 14.6 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 17.3 mi
- Carpenter: 19.8 mi
- Arch Tower: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Jacobs Ladder. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | SSW 195° | 2,818 m | 18.4 mi |
| Brush Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,715 m | 23.3 mi |
| Haystack Peaks | WSW 251° | 2,529 m | 19.5 mi |
| Reeder Mesa | ENE 76° | 2,443 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,412 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bull Hill | SSW 213° | 2,352 m | 22.5 mi |
| Steamboat Mesa | SE 146° | 2,331 m | 19.2 mi |
| Gibbler Mountain | SE 137° | 2,325 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 45 | 51 | 61 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado NM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358921634
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