Point Peninsula
Point Peninsula is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,056 m. Leon Peak stands 3,425 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Point, a cliff 2.1 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 9.5 miles off. 170 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3056 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 25.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
Overlooks nearby
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 12 mi
- Cedaredge Overlook · 12 mi
170 named places within 25 miles
- Indian Point: 2.1 mi
- Negro Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Petrie Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Beebe Mesa: 4.9 mi
- January Mesa: 5.4 mi
- BLM Open OHV Area: 8.5 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 10.5 mi
- Riverbend Park: 10.7 mi
- Skate Park: 11.0 mi
- Bob Jay: 11.4 mi
- Indian Point: 2.1 mi
- Dominguez Rim: 11.0 mi
- Palisade Point: 12.3 mi
- Spruce Point: 12.4 mi
- Tunnel Point: 13.1 mi
- Lands End Observatory: 9.8 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 11.0 mi
- Moab trail rte 3: 11.8 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 12.6 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 13.0 mi
- Warm Spring: 17.3 mi
- Caps Spring: 17.5 mi
- unknown pond feature: 18.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 18.8 mi
- Steamboat Spring: 21.4 mi
- Day on the Serengeti: 18.3 mi
- Harley: 18.3 mi
- Life's Teeter Totter: 18.3 mi
- Firebear: 22.0 mi
- George A. Crawford: 24.4 mi
- Wild Rose Picnic Ground: 9.2 mi
- Ward Way Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 18.5 mi
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Confluence Park: 10.6 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: 16.5 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 18.0 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 19.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
- Butterfly House: 24.6 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 24.7 mi
- Crossing of the Grand: 22.9 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 24.4 mi
- Rocket Park: 24.4 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 22.3 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 24.2 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point Peninsula. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Peak | NE 52° | 3,425 m | 20.8 mi |
| Priest Mountain | ENE 65° | 3,351 m | 24.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | ENE 70° | 3,293 m | 22.3 mi |
| Horse Mountain | NE 40° | 3,221 m | 18.1 mi |
| Doughty Mountain | ENE 71° | 3,085 m | 24.0 mi |
| Indian Point | NW 312° | 3,046 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,795 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | NE 38° | 2,792 m | 24.9 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 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:13 | 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 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delta 3E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358921669
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