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Red Rocks

Red Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Red Rocks is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,101 m. Bald Mountain stands 3,592 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Point 7787, a peak 0.9 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2101 m
Getting there

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Coordinates38.57481, -107.80383
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Point 7787: 0.9 mi
  • Point 8090: 1.2 mi
  • Brush Point: 3.0 mi
  • Green Mountain 8576: 3.9 mi
  • Flat Top: 4.7 mi
Parks: 39
  • Montrose Lions Park: 7.2 mi
  • Buckley Park: 7.3 mi
  • Altrusa: 7.6 mi
  • Centennial Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • Archmont Park: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 16
  • mini train: 6.9 mi
  • decratave fire hydrant: 7.2 mi
  • the rock: 7.2 mi
  • Horse: 7.6 mi
  • Where Eagles Dare: 7.6 mi
Springs: 15
  • Lions Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Wiley Springs: 17.7 mi
  • Mays Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Clark Spring No 1: 20.0 mi
  • Clark Spring No 2: 20.0 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Moab trail rte 2: 13.5 mi
  • Needle Rock: 17.2 mi
  • Moab trail rte 2: 17.9 mi
  • Moab trail rte 3: 18.5 mi
  • Moab trail rte 2: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • East Cimarron: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chipeta Falls: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Red Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainENE 74°3,592 m22.1 mi
Coal MountainNE 50°3,567 m22.6 mi
Mount LambornNE 44°3,474 m21.9 mi
Storm KingSSE 153°3,456 m20.1 mi
Chain MountainsNE 54°3,370 m24.4 mi
Tater HeapENE 63°3,347 m23.0 mi
Landsend PeakNE 45°3,297 m19.2 mi
Big Sand MountainNE 56°3,184 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:23
June solstice05:4820:0020:40
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2616:1216:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232633405060656355443223
Precip in1.71.72.22.61.80.61.21.82.11.91.81.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montrose 11 ENE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358922670

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