Skip to content
Byway
Cliff · Colorado

Pinon Hill

Pinon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pinon Hill is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,136 m. Mount Lindsey stands 4,282 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends runs past it. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2136 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.52418, -104.99583

Overlooks nearby

Around it

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Cliffs: 7
  • Profile Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Big Wall: 6.3 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 7.1 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 7.1 mi
  • Devils Stairsteps: 7.4 mi
Parks: 5
  • Railroad Park: 1.3 mi
  • City Park: 13.0 mi
  • Spanish Peaks State Wildlife Area: 21.6 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 24.1 mi
  • Fort Garland Park: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 4
  • Huerfano Heritage Center: 13.6 mi
  • Walsenburg Mining Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Musuem of Friends: 13.6 mi
  • Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • West Beach Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Heritage Park: 13.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Apishapa Arche: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Apache Falls: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Hastings Mine Explosion: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LindseyW 280°4,282 m24.9 mi
West Spanish PeakS 179°4,140 m10.3 mi
Spanish PeaksS 174°4,136 m10.3 mi
Trinchera PeakSSW 210°4,118 m18.7 mi
Cuatro PeakSSW 205°4,113 m20.3 mi
Mariquita PeakSSW 204°4,088 m21.6 mi
Mount MaxwellSSW 205°4,057 m20.9 mi
De Anza PeakSSW 203°4,049 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4019:4620:25
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1216:0516:46

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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358944217

More cliffs in Colorado

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore cliffs
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Pinon Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens