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Point Sublime

Point Sublime, seen from above at true elevation

Point Sublime is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,140 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Cutler, a peak 0.5 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2140 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.79527, -104.87525

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Cutler: 0.5 mi
  • Muscoco Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Mays Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Buckhorn: 1.5 mi
  • The Horns: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Columbine Trail: 0.6 mi
  • Seven Falls Park: 0.8 mi
  • Jenkins Park: 1.6 mi
  • Skyway Park: 1.6 mi
  • Harlan Wolfe Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Helen Hunt Falls: 1.6 mi
  • snow leopard: 2.0 mi
  • Tiger: 2.0 mi
  • Giraffe Feeding Experience: 2.0 mi
  • Domestic Goats: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 42
Historic sites: 33
  • Mountaineer Train Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Welcome to Colorado Springs: 3.5 mi
  • For the Unborn: 3.5 mi
  • Pikes Peak Range Riders Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • First Stake Of The Fountain Colony: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 32
  • Bear Sculpture Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Shipping Container Farm: 2.0 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 3.2 mi
  • westside community garden: 3.6 mi
  • Rock Garden: 3.8 mi
Museums: 24
Cliffs: 22
Picnic sites: 21
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Turkey Roost Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Prairie Skipper Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Elk Run Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • South Canyon: 7.7 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Weimer: 1.0 mi
  • Hull: 1.0 mi
  • Shorty: 1.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Point Sublime. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakWNW 289°4,302 m9.6 mi
Little Pikes PeakWNW 291°4,073 m10.6 mi
Devil's PlaygroundWNW 294°3,984 m11.6 mi
Sachett MountainWNW 282°3,837 m8.2 mi
Sentinel PointWNW 284°3,814 m12.7 mi
Sheep MountainW 269°3,780 m9.7 mi
Almagre MountainW 268°3,768 m6.4 mi
Mount RosaSW 234°3,507 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1516:0016:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733384656605853433326
Precip in0.71.01.93.12.52.13.93.91.91.20.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruxton Park, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358929009

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