Cliff · Colorado
Rands Point
Rands Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,025 m. Hesperus Mountain stands 4,033 m to the west-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Horn, a peak 0.6 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 4.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3025 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.39167, -107.92507
- 4.1 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twilight Peak · 23 mi
- Molas Pass · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cape Horn: 0.6 mi
- Barnes Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Sliderock Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Red Hill: 2.3 mi
- Wild Oat Mesa: 2.9 mi
Parks: 39
- Perins Peak State Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Pioneer Park: 6.8 mi
- Oxbow Park: 6.9 mi
- Memorial Park Phase One: 7.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Barnroof Point: 5.5 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 11.0 mi
- Hermosa Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Devil Point: 13.0 mi
- Overlook Point: 19.0 mi
Museums: 5
- Animas Museum: 7.0 mi
- The Powerhouse Science Centre: 8.2 mi
- Rail Museum: 8.9 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 20.2 mi
- Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
- In Memory Of Boris Uskert: 9.4 mi
- Indian Ruins: 24.0 mi
- Indian Ruins: 24.2 mi
- Indian Ruins: 24.2 mi
Hot springs: 4
Nature reserves: 4
- BLM - Animas City Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Bodo SWA: 9.6 mi
- BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 11.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Caviness Spring: 12.5 mi
- Caviness Spring: 12.5 mi
- Valley View Spring: 13.1 mi
- Spruce Spring: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- Soaring Tree Top Adventures: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Rands Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus Mountain | WNW 292° | 4,033 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Moss | WNW 291° | 4,022 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lavender Peak | WNW 292° | 4,020 m | 9.2 mi |
| Spiller Peak | WNW 286° | 4,000 m | 9.2 mi |
| Centennial Peak | WNW 295° | 3,981 m | 9.2 mi |
| Babcock Peak | WNW 287° | 3,968 m | 8.7 mi |
| Diorite Peak | WNW 296° | 3,889 m | 7.7 mi |
| Burwell Peak | WNW 283° | 3,857 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durango, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358920187
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