Cliff · Colorado
Spruce Point
Spruce Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,690 m. Leon Peak stands 3,425 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Baldy, a peak 1.1 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2690 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.30498, -107.76423
- 21.6 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
Overlooks nearby
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 23 mi
- Cedaredge Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Baldy: 1.1 mi
- Keep Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Elk Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Mud Hill: 4.5 mi
Parks: 32
- Centennial Park: 15.9 mi
- Moki Park: 16.0 mi
- Davidson Park: 16.1 mi
- Island River Park: 17.5 mi
- Tara Park: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Windy Point: 2.1 mi
- Baxter Point: 14.0 mi
- The Big Slide: 15.3 mi
- The Slides: 18.2 mi
- Cottonwood Point: 18.4 mi
Museums: 3
- Rifle Heritage Museum: 15.7 mi
- Silt Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
- New Castle Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Meadows Group Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Ward Way Picnic Site: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 2
- Cross and Statue at Entrance: 16.0 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- CDOT Rest Area: Rifle: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Spruce Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Peak | SSW 195° | 3,425 m | 16.2 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSE 157° | 3,399 m | 14.4 mi |
| South Mamm Peak | NW 310° | 3,358 m | 7.2 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | WNW 302° | 3,340 m | 8.9 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,290 m | 14.9 mi |
| North Mamm Peak | NW 317° | 3,280 m | 8.0 mi |
| The Flat Tops | S 169° | 3,258 m | 12.0 mi |
| Flagpole Mountain | E 81° | 3,232 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:09 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 30 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Collbran 1wsw, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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