Cliff · Colorado
The Breaks
The Breaks is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,460 m. Leon Peak stands 3,425 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is White Slide, a cliff 2.2 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2460 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.10942, -108.10535
- 1.3 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 25.0 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
Overlooks nearby
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 7 mi
- Cedaredge Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- The Beehive: 3.9 mi
- Barney Hill: 4.1 mi
- Dinkle Hill: 4.8 mi
- Georgia Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Nick Mountain: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 47
- Day on the Serengeti: 13.2 mi
- Life's Teeter Totter: 13.2 mi
- Harley: 13.2 mi
- Maverick: 24.1 mi
- Play Ball: 24.2 mi
Parks: 45
- Veterans Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
- Peach Bowl Park: 13.6 mi
- River Bend Park: 13.8 mi
- Horse Mountain Open OHV Area: 16.7 mi
- Rocky Mountain Elementary Park: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 17
- White Slide: 2.2 mi
- Spruce Point: 2.7 mi
- Fleming Point: 8.4 mi
- Palisade Point: 8.9 mi
- Bailey Point: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Blue Angels: 22.6 mi
- Rocket Park: 23.1 mi
- Crossing of the Grand: 23.1 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 24.0 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Ward Way Picnic Site: 8.6 mi
- Wild Rose Picnic Ground: 9.6 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 13.6 mi
- Meadows Group Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Rose Garden: 13.4 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 24.7 mi
- Butterfly House: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 13.8 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 18.9 mi
- Confluence Park: 24.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 20.3 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 24.5 mi
- Museum of the West: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- Lands End Observatory: 8.6 mi
Springs: 1
- unknown pond feature: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Carpenter: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of The Breaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Peak | E 98° | 3,425 m | 14.2 mi |
| Priest Mountain | ESE 103° | 3,351 m | 20.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | ESE 111° | 3,293 m | 19.9 mi |
| The Flat Tops | E 85° | 3,258 m | 20.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | E 95° | 3,221 m | 9.1 mi |
| Indian Point | SSW 197° | 3,046 m | 14.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,833 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 79° | 2,795 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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