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Pease Point

Pease Point, seen from above at true elevation

Pease Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,802 m. Mount Wilson stands 4,344 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Nipple Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 6.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2802 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.67944, -108.27036

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Nipple Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Stoner Mesa: 2.2 mi
  • Bald Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Beaver Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Taylor Mesa: 6.7 mi
Parks: 19
  • Lone Cone State Wildlife Area: 12.5 mi
  • Louis M Jones Memorial Park: 13.0 mi
  • T-Down Park: 18.0 mi
  • House Creek Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
  • Metaska Recreation Site: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
  • Spruce Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Valley View Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Caviness Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Caviness Spring: 23.0 mi
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ames Falls: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Pease Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilsonNE 54°4,344 m18.8 mi
El Diente PeakNE 52°4,310 m18.2 mi
Gladstone PeakNE 54°4,230 m19.4 mi
Fowler PeakNE 49°4,114 m18.7 mi
Dolores PeakNE 40°4,052 m14.6 mi
Hesperus MountainSSE 148°4,033 m19.0 mi
Middle PeakNE 35°4,030 m14.9 mi
Mount MossSSE 148°4,022 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5220:0020:39
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2516:1816:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039465466716961493829

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellow Jacket 4NE, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358910961

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