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Long Point

Long Point, seen from above at true elevation

Long Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,403 m. South Mamm Peak stands 3,358 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Pinnacle, a peak 1.9 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 18 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2403 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.45442, -108.26342

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Red Pinnacle: 1.9 mi
  • Mount Logan: 5.4 mi
  • Mount Blaine: 5.7 mi
  • Mount Callahan: 7.9 mi
  • Mount Law: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 22
Parks: 6
  • Beasly Park: 11.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 11.4 mi
  • Turkey Trail Park: 12.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 24.5 mi
  • Peach Bowl Park: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Life's Teeter Totter: 24.2 mi
  • Harley: 24.2 mi
  • Day on the Serengeti: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Roofed picnic area: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Long Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Mamm PeakESE 105°3,358 m21.9 mi
Haystack MountainESE 106°3,340 m19.9 mi
North Mamm PeakESE 102°3,280 m21.7 mi
Houston MountainE 98°3,126 m20.8 mi
Doghead MountainE 99°2,956 m17.6 mi
Horse MountainSE 127°2,833 m15.3 mi
GardnerENE 67°2,830 m20.4 mi
TwinENE 68°2,821 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4720:0420:44
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3116:1116:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253140465564706860483625
Precip in1.21.31.41.61.80.81.31.61.91.81.21.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altenbern, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358908789

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