Target Bluff
Target Bluff is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,598 m. Mount Powell stands 4,141 m to the west-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top, a peak 1.0 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2598 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 20.3 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cabin ruins · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Top: 1.0 mi
- Palmer Knob: 2.6 mi
- Prairie Mountain: 3.1 mi
- The Saddle: 3.3 mi
- Williams Peak: 5.0 mi
- Blue River State Wildlife Area: 2.6 mi
- Trent Park: 12.0 mi
- Platte Park: 13.0 mi
- Fraser Experimental Forest: 13.9 mi
- Booth Creek Park: 14.0 mi
- Hodgepodge: 15.8 mi
- Granite Landscape: 15.9 mi
- Branching Pattern: 16.0 mi
- The Ski Trooper: 16.0 mi
- Spirit of the Skier: 16.0 mi
- Northeast Entrance Rock Garden: 15.8 mi
- Mountain Conifer Border: 15.8 mi
- Aspen Grove: 15.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain Alpine Garden: 15.8 mi
- Dryland Montane Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Summit Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- The Discovery Center: 15.7 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 15.7 mi
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Education Center: 15.8 mi
- Museum and Gift Shop: 15.9 mi
- Vail Memorial Park: 13.8 mi
- 10th Mountain Division: 16.0 mi
- John & Cissy Dobson: 16.0 mi
- Seibert Fountain: 16.1 mi
- Earl V. Eaton: 16.1 mi
- Bridge Street: 16.0 mi
- Imagination Station: 16.3 mi
- Thunder Cat Cave: 17.6 mi
- Holy Cross Adventure Course: 17.6 mi
- Forest Flyer: 17.7 mi
- Bakerville: 21.0 mi
- Saints John: 22.5 mi
- Gilman: 22.6 mi
- Tiger: 22.8 mi
- Preston: 23.2 mi
- Cataract Falls: 8.5 mi
- Booth Falls: 12.3 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 12.7 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- East Vail Falls: 13.9 mi
- Williams Fork: 7.8 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Site: 21.4 mi
- Fox Den: 22.7 mi
- Rose Crown: 23.0 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 15.7 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area: 17.7 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 21.4 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Eagle Roost: 1.7 mi
- White Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- Rocky Point: 15.5 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 15.9 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 16.6 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs: 18.5 mi
- Radium Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Target Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Powell | WSW 249° | 4,141 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pettingell Peak | ESE 112° | 4,104 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Silverthorne | S 186° | 4,072 m | 10.9 mi |
| East Thorn | S 183° | 4,065 m | 10.9 mi |
| Eagles Nest | WSW 256° | 4,057 m | 9.9 mi |
| The Citadel | ESE 116° | 4,054 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hagar Mountain | ESE 118° | 4,020 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Valhalla | SSW 194° | 4,017 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 62 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green MT DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358910343
Day trips start here
- Vail · 16 mi
- Breckenridge · 24 mi
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