Cliff · Colorado
The Big Slide
The Big Slide is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,872 m. Crater Peak stands 3,447 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Baxter Point, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 6.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2872 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.11442, -107.91146
- 6.3 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
Overlooks nearby
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 8 mi
- Cedaredge Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Horse Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Old Man Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Leon Peak: 4.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Baxter Point: 1.4 mi
- White Slide: 10.0 mi
- The Breaks: 10.4 mi
- Spruce Point: 10.4 mi
- Spruce Point: 15.3 mi
Parks: 12
- BLM Open OHV Area: 22.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 23.6 mi
- Paonia River Park: 23.7 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 23.8 mi
- Poulos Park: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Ward Way Picnic Site: 6.3 mi
- Meadows Group Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Wild Rose Picnic Ground: 18.6 mi
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- Day on the Serengeti: 23.6 mi
- Life's Teeter Totter: 23.6 mi
- Harley: 23.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Bowie Schoolhouse Museum: 23.7 mi
- Paonia Museum: 23.7 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Lands End Observatory: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Rose Garden: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of The Big Slide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crater Peak | ESE 111° | 3,447 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Hatten | ESE 110° | 3,446 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Darline | ESE 113° | 3,445 m | 14.8 mi |
| Leon Peak | ESE 124° | 3,425 m | 4.4 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | E 90° | 3,399 m | 13.5 mi |
| South Mamm Peak | N 8° | 3,358 m | 17.9 mi |
| Priest Mountain | ESE 117° | 3,351 m | 10.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | N 1° | 3,340 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 35 | 24 | 15 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonham Rsvr, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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