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Slamdance Buttress

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Elevation, modelled
2,710 m
Tallest summit within 8.0 miles
Longs Peak4,346 m · 6.4 mi
Nearest byway
Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road2.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:36local time
Coordinates
40.3237, -105.5344
Slamdance Buttress, seen from above at true elevation

Slamdance Buttress is a cliff in Colorado, at a modelled 2,710 m. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Crag of Fear, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 2.8 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Slamdance Buttress. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakSW 222°4,346 m6.4 mi
Mount MeekerSW 216°4,227 m6.4 mi
Chiefs Head PeakSW 228°4,121 m7.6 mi
Pagoda MountainSW 223°4,082 m7.1 mi
Ships Prow TowerSW 218°4,073.56 m6.2 mi
Storm PeakSW 229°4,060 m6.1 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonSW 223°4,037 m5.7 mi
McHenrys PeakWSW 237°4,036 m7.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Waterfalls: 39
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5616:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272733394858646254433426
Precip in0.80.71.62.32.31.42.61.71.61.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estes Park 3 SSE, 2 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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