Suction Point
Suction Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,945 m. Wolf Hill stands 2,818 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Colorado National Monument, a park 1.6 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 6.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1945 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 20.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
Overlooks nearby
- Otto's Trail · 4 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 4 mi
- Window Rock · 4 mi
- Fruita Canyon View · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colorado National Monument: 1.6 mi
- Kindred Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Shadow Lake Park: 6.0 mi
- Autumn Ridge Park: 6.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 6.5 mi
- Safeway Spire: 1.9 mi
- Black Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Walmart Tower: 2.0 mi
- "Unknown" Tower: 2.1 mi
- Clueless Tower: 2.3 mi
- Mike the Headless Chicken: 7.8 mi
- Grrrreta: 7.8 mi
- The Prinster Brothers: 8.2 mi
- John Otto: 8.4 mi
- George A. Crawford: 8.5 mi
- Liberty Cap: 3.1 mi
- No Thorouhfare Canyon: 4.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 5.1 mi
- Mica mine: 6.7 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 7.6 mi
- Artists Point: 1.9 mi
- Otto's Bathtub: 2.3 mi
- Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 2.9 mi
- Half Tunnel: 3.0 mi
- Fisher Price Pinnacle: 3.8 mi
- Monument Spring: 8.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 9.8 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 10.1 mi
- Big Spring: 10.2 mi
- Notch Spring: 11.0 mi
- Western Slope War Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 8.5 mi
- Sip n Splash: 8.7 mi
- Warren Barnes Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 4.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 4.9 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 8.2 mi
- McDonald Creek: 18.5 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 7.4 mi
- Museum of the West: 8.6 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 9.1 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 13.2 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 11.0 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 14.6 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 19.7 mi
- Butterfly House: 8.7 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 8.7 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 20.3 mi
- Arch Tower: 13.3 mi
- Carpenter: 16.9 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Suction Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | S 184° | 2,818 m | 24.4 mi |
| Haystack Peaks | SW 229° | 2,529 m | 20.0 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | NNE 32° | 2,449 m | 21.6 mi |
| Gibbler Mountain | SE 144° | 2,325 m | 18.7 mi |
| Horse Mesa | SE 145° | 2,294 m | 21.3 mi |
| Black Ridge | NW 316° | 2,173 m | 1.9 mi |
| Garfield Mesa | NNE 19° | 2,140 m | 22.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 48° | 2,076 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 51 | 61 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado NM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358909081
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