Ruin Point
Ruin Point is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,726 m. Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv stands 3,037 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Spring 2, a spring 2.8 miles away. Trail of the Ancients passes 1.7 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1726 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 27.3 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower Point · 5 mi
- Canyon Overlook · 5 mi
81 named places within 25 miles
- Spook Point: 6.1 mi
- White Rock: 6.7 mi
- The Horn: 6.9 mi
- The Island: 7.7 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 7.9 mi
- Horseshoe Spring 2: 2.8 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 2.9 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 3.0 mi
- Holly Spring: 3.3 mi
- Cutthroat Castle Spring: 3.7 mi
- Hovenweep Castle: 4.5 mi
- Square Tower: 4.5 mi
- Cahone Park: 20.2 mi
- Bradfield Recreation Site: 22.5 mi
- Cabin Canyon Recreation Site: 23.3 mi
- Ismay petroglyphs: 8.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 13.2 mi
- Arch: 21.2 mi
- Hovenweep National Monument: 7.4 mi
- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: 11.7 mi
- Historic Hatch Trading Post: 10.5 mi
- Historic Battle Rock School: 13.8 mi
- Three Kiva Pueblo: 13.7 mi
- VFW War Memorial: 23.3 mi
- W: 18.6 mi
- Bradfield Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ruin Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv | SE 127° | 3,037 m | 18.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 132° | 2,863 m | 18.2 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SE 130° | 2,769 m | 19.3 mi |
| The Knees | SE 140° | 2,685 m | 20.5 mi |
| Marble Mountain | SE 126° | 2,618 m | 17.4 mi |
| East Toe | SE 141° | 2,267 m | 22.4 mi |
| West Toe | SE 145° | 2,158 m | 20.9 mi |
| Lone Dome | ENE 60° | 2,113 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hovenweep NM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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