Cliff · Colorado
Palisade Point
Palisade Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,984 m. Horse Mountain stands 3,221 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Reeder Mesa, a peak 2.0 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 2.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2984 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.05387, -108.25508
- 2.4 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 16.8 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
Overlooks nearby
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 13 mi
- Cedaredge Overlook · 16 mi
- Otto's Trail · 26 mi
- Window Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Reeder Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Horse Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Long Mesa: 5.2 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 5.8 mi
- East Orchard Mesa: 6.3 mi
Parks: 60
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
- River Bend Park: 6.6 mi
- Peach Bowl Park: 6.7 mi
- Horse Mountain Open OHV Area: 8.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain Elementary Park: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 50
- Day on the Serengeti: 6.5 mi
- Harley: 6.5 mi
- Life's Teeter Totter: 6.5 mi
- Maverick: 16.1 mi
- Play Ball: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Bailey Point: 6.0 mi
- Spruce Point: 8.5 mi
- Bookcliffs Lemon Squeezer: 8.7 mi
- The Breaks: 8.9 mi
- White Slide: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 13
- Lands End Observatory: 2.6 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 19.8 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 20.4 mi
- Mica mine: 20.9 mi
- Liberty Cap: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Crossing of the Grand: 14.7 mi
- Rocket Park: 15.1 mi
- Blue Angels: 15.3 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 15.8 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 16.6 mi
Springs: 7
- unknown pond feature: 7.8 mi
- End Spring: 21.1 mi
- Corduroy Spring: 21.5 mi
- Notch Spring: 21.6 mi
- Warm Spring: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Wild Rose Picnic Ground: 3.1 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 6.8 mi
- Ward Way Picnic Site: 15.1 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 17.7 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 10.6 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 17.5 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: 22.1 mi
- Confluence Park: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 4
- Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Butterfly House: 16.4 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 16.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 12.5 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 16.5 mi
- Museum of the West: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Carpenter: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Dominguez Falls: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Palisade Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Mountain | E 80° | 3,221 m | 17.4 mi |
| Indian Point | SSE 157° | 3,046 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,795 m | 15.8 mi |
| Nick Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,699 m | 14.0 mi |
| Old Man Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,624 m | 18.3 mi |
| Housetop Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,532 m | 21.3 mi |
| Castle Peak | NNE 30° | 2,527 m | 17.3 mi |
| Wilbanks Mesa | ESE 106° | 2,490 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 37 | 47 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palisade, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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