Lavender Point
Lavender Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,654 m. Dolores Peak stands 4,052 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Butterfly, a peak 0.7 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 24 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2654 m
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
65 named places within 25 miles
- The Butterfly: 0.7 mi
- Island Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Temple Butte: 3.9 mi
- McKenna Peak: 4.0 mi
- Hamilton Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Dry Creek Basin State Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
- Lone Cone State Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
- San Miguel County Fairgrounds and Regional Park: 16.9 mi
- Norwood Town Park: 16.9 mi
- Narraguinnep Natural Area: 19.3 mi
- Bassnet Point: 5.3 mi
- Wild Horse Point: 11.3 mi
- The Rincon: 13.3 mi
- Glade Point: 16.7 mi
- Craig Point: 21.4 mi
- 90 Road: 19.4 mi
- Bradfield Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Mud Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lavender Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores Peak | ESE 108° | 4,052 m | 22.7 mi |
| Middle Peak | ESE 106° | 4,030 m | 21.6 mi |
| Lone Cone | ESE 107° | 3,836 m | 13.4 mi |
| Dunn Peak | ESE 108° | 3,831 m | 21.1 mi |
| Groundhog Mountain | ESE 117° | 3,696 m | 16.7 mi |
| Little Cone | E 93° | 3,653 m | 21.9 mi |
| Flat Top Peak | ESE 101° | 3,529 m | 21.6 mi |
| Black Mesa | ESE 123° | 3,456 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358910575
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