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Red Point

Red Point, seen from above at true elevation

Red Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,489 m. Upper 4A Mountain stands 2,710 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is 4A Point, a cliff 8.5 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 19 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2489 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.64664, -108.42565
Around it

49 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
  • Brush Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Mount Blaine: 10.4 mi
  • Upper 4A Mountain: 10.5 mi
  • Castle Rock: 13.8 mi
  • Scare Mountain: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
Attractions: 3
  • Waving Hands: 21.4 mi
  • The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 22.6 mi
  • White Birds: 23.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • Beasly Park: 24.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 24.5 mi
  • Turkey Trail Park: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper 4A MountainWSW 255°2,710 m10.5 mi
Scare MountainW 276°2,704 m16.5 mi
Brush MountainW 271°2,701 m9.9 mi
Oil Spring MountainWNW 281°2,613 m24.4 mi
Mount CallahanSE 131°2,611 m21.8 mi
Brushy PointWNW 290°2,590 m17.3 mi
Horse MountainS 188°2,586 m18.2 mi
Texas MountainWNW 292°2,577 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4720:0520:46
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:3216:1116:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253140465564706860483625
Precip in1.21.31.41.61.80.81.31.61.91.81.21.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altenbern, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358907865

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