Soda Point
Soda Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,934 m. Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv stands 3,037 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Tower, a historic site 0.8 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1934 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Tower: 0.8 mi
- Nordenskiold House: 1.2 mi
- Sixteen Window House: 1.2 mi
- Boneawl House: 1.5 mi
- Sunset House: 2.4 mi
- Moccasin Head: 3.8 mi
- East Eagle Eye Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Park Mesa: 5.6 mi
- Eagle Eye Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Wetherill Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Hemenway House: 1.8 mi
- Swallows Nest: 1.9 mi
- Balcony House: 2.1 mi
- House of Many Windows: 2.2 mi
- Sun Point: 2.4 mi
- Hawkins Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Speed Demon Park: 16.0 mi
- Denny Park: 16.0 mi
- Denny Park: 16.1 mi
- Denny Lake Park: 16.2 mi
- Echo Cliff: 3.5 mi
- East Rim: 9.6 mi
- North Rim: 10.3 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 13.1 mi
- North Buzan Canyon - North Rim: 15.8 mi
- Mesa Verde National Park: 8.4 mi
- East La Plata Wildlife Area: 19.9 mi
- La Plata #11 (River Tracts): 22.6 mi
- La Plata #1 (River Tracts): 23.2 mi
- La Plata #2 (River Tracts): 23.3 mi
- Rock Springs: 7.7 mi
- Horse Springs: 9.5 mi
- Wing Spring: 12.3 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 17.4 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 17.5 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 17.3 mi
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum: 21.5 mi
- Anasazi Heritage Center: 24.3 mi
- Comfort Station: 2.7 mi
- Wyatt Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 14.3 mi
- Goose Statue: 16.6 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Soda Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv | WNW 300° | 3,037 m | 20.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,863 m | 21.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,769 m | 20.4 mi |
| Menefee Peak | NE 40° | 2,688 m | 17.5 mi |
| The Knees | WNW 287° | 2,685 m | 20.6 mi |
| Marble Mountain | WNW 301° | 2,618 m | 22.0 mi |
| Park Point | N 357° | 2,612 m | 10.2 mi |
| Moccasin Mesa | N 2° | 2,547 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mesa Verde NP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/851325777
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 8 mi
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