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Prospect Point

Prospect Point, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,960 m. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 0.5 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1960 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.17329, -104.52597
Around it

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
  • Simpsons Rest: 0.9 mi
  • Pio Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Osita Point: 5.3 mi
  • Fishers Peak: 6.2 mi
  • Fishers Peak Mesa: 7.6 mi
Parks: 19
  • Central Park: 0.7 mi
  • The Pit: 0.7 mi
  • Cimino Park: 1.0 mi
  • Kit Carson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Memorial Square: 1.3 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • El Moro Rest Area: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Star: 19.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fishers PeakSE 146°2,920 m6.2 mi
Fishers Peak MesaSSE 146°2,887 m7.6 mi
Little Fishers Peak MesaSE 141°2,747 m11.8 mi
Bartlett MesaSSE 158°2,709 m13.6 mi
Burro MesaSE 131°2,666 m13.2 mi
Horse MesaSE 141°2,662 m16.1 mi
Bobblers KnobSSE 150°2,661 m13.9 mi
Johnson MesaSSE 149°2,636 m21.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:3919:4320:22
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:0916:0416:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845526170747266554335
Precip in0.50.51.11.41.51.32.62.31.31.20.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinidad, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/229930139

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