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Lovers Leap

Lovers Leap, seen from above at true elevation

Lovers Leap is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,524 m. Culebra Peak stands 4,283 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 3.5 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2524 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.42307, -104.97490

Overlooks nearby

Around it

81 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
Cliffs: 9
  • Lovers Leap: 0.1 mi
  • Big Wall: 1.3 mi
  • Devils Stairsteps: 3.4 mi
  • Profile Rock: 3.7 mi
  • Sawtooth Rock: 5.0 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Parks: 4
  • Railroad Park: 6.3 mi
  • Spanish Peaks State Wildlife Area: 15.0 mi
  • City Park: 16.9 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 24.3 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • West Beach Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Heritage Park: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Apishapa Arche: 5.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Culebra PeakSSW 209°4,283 m23.8 mi
Red MountainSSW 208°4,237 m24.3 mi
West Spanish PeakSSW 198°4,140 m3.4 mi
Spanish PeaksS 180°4,136 m3.2 mi
Trinchera PeakSW 228°4,118 m13.9 mi
Cuatro PeakSW 221°4,113 m15.1 mi
Miranda PeakSSW 209°4,095 m21.6 mi
Mariquita PeakSW 217°4,088 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4019:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:1116:0516:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343542495868737164534233
Precip in0.80.81.72.31.81.32.22.20.81.31.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walsenburg 1 NW, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358929844

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