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Sable Point

Sable Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sable Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,438 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 3,766 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Marvine Peaks, a peak 3.4 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 2.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3438 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.02970, -107.35478

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Marvine Peaks: 3.4 mi
  • Rat Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Snell Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Himes Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Big Marvine Peak: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 3
  • Snell Park: 6.4 mi
  • Wet Park: 9.0 mi
  • Dotsero Wildlife Area: 21.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Deep Lake Spring: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Deep Lake Day Use: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Sable Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainE 94°3,766 m14.4 mi
Sheep MountainESE 122°3,733 m13.9 mi
Derby PeakESE 108°3,716 m12.7 mi
Dome PeakE 100°3,713 m16.4 mi
Orno PeakENE 75°3,696 m14.1 mi
Trappers PeakSE 138°3,650 m8.2 mi
W MountainSE 133°3,624 m15.8 mi
Shingle PeakSE 138°3,615 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4120:0220:43
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:2916:0516:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192230384757636154423020
Precip in1.41.31.31.81.61.11.61.61.51.31.21.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yampa, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358908488

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