Roan Cliffs
Roan Cliffs is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,652 m. South Mamm Peak stands 3,358 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Peak, a peak 4.5 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 22 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2652 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
110 named places within 25 miles
- Monument Peak: 4.5 mi
- Roan Plateau: 5.2 mi
- Gardner: 6.1 mi
- Twin: 6.3 mi
- Horse Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Hubbard Mesa Open OHV Area: 8.7 mi
- Rifle Gap State Park: 9.7 mi
- Moki Park: 10.7 mi
- Centennial Park: 11.2 mi
- Davidson Park: 11.6 mi
- East Anvil Point: 7.6 mi
- West Anvil Point: 7.8 mi
- Pyramid Point: 9.6 mi
- Red Elephant Point: 10.1 mi
- Cottonwood Point: 10.6 mi
- Rifle Heritage Museum: 11.4 mi
- Silt Historical Museum: 16.1 mi
- New Castle Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
- Cross and Statue at Entrance: 11.4 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 11.4 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Rifle: 11.6 mi
- Rifle Falls: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roan Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mamm Peak | S 171° | 3,358 m | 19.9 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | S 177° | 3,340 m | 19.5 mi |
| North Mamm Peak | S 170° | 3,280 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 162° | 3,151 m | 23.4 mi |
| Houston Mountain | S 171° | 3,126 m | 17.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,124 m | 23.0 mi |
| Burro Mountain | NE 47° | 3,098 m | 24.3 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNE 28° | 3,006 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rifle 3ene, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358908622
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