Cliff · Colorado
Rocky Point
Rocky Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,925 m. Pettingell Peak stands 4,104 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2925 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.94249, -105.93140
- 10.3 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 22.6 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sheep Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Morse Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Ptarmigan Peak: 2.7 mi
- Bottle Peak: 2.8 mi
- Ninemile Mountain: 4.0 mi
Parks: 47
- Moose Run Open Space: 3.6 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Park: 6.0 mi
- Kopper's Park: 6.0 mi
- Christopher J White Park: 6.1 mi
- Mural Park: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 38
- Redemption Dog Sled Tours: 3.5 mi
- High Country Stampede Rodeo: 5.3 mi
- Alpine Slide: 9.6 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs: 13.2 mi
- The Mailbox: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 13
- Accoya: 5.9 mi
- Jack Kerouac Statue: 6.1 mi
- The Feather: 6.2 mi
- Ojo de Agave: 6.2 mi
- Dwight Ike Eisenhower Statue: 6.5 mi
Museums: 12
- Just Ranch Historical Site: 2.9 mi
- Cozens Ranch Museum: 7.5 mi
- Moffat Road Railroad Museum: 9.7 mi
- Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
- George Rowe Museum: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Gold Mine: 2.7 mi
- Wichita State University football team plane crash memorial: 17.3 mi
- Brewery Spring: 20.2 mi
- OLD TOWN JAIL 1883: 20.5 mi
- Magic Schoolbus: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- White Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- Eagle Roost: 13.9 mi
- Target Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Pavillion Point: 20.9 mi
- Overhung Wall: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Adams Falls: 21.5 mi
- Cataract Falls: 22.4 mi
- Mertensia Falls: 24.2 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 24.2 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Fox Den: 10.4 mi
- Rose Crown: 10.7 mi
- Williams Fork: 11.6 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
- Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Bakerville: 18.6 mi
- Caribou: 18.8 mi
- Silver Creek: 20.5 mi
- Nevadaville: 23.4 mi
- Russell Gulch: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 6.9 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Surprise Beach: 15.7 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 25.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Hot Sulphur Springs: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Rocky Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pettingell Peak | S 175° | 4,104 m | 14.8 mi |
| Engelmann Peak | SSE 153° | 4,077 m | 15.3 mi |
| Parry Peak | ESE 122° | 4,076 m | 13.6 mi |
| James Peak | ESE 116° | 4,056 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Bancroft | ESE 121° | 4,039 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Eva | SE 125° | 4,002 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Flora | SE 133° | 4,001 m | 14.0 mi |
| Woods Mountain | SSE 162° | 3,944.112 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fraser, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358916354
Day trips start here
- Idaho Springs · 26 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 29 mi
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