The Palisades
The Palisades is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,482 m. Mount Antero stands 4,351 m to the east-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Poor, a peak 0.7 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3482 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Poor: 0.7 mi
- Mount Chapman: 0.8 mi
- Mount Arps: 1.3 mi
- Mount Helmers: 1.4 mi
- Paywell Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery: 16.7 mi
- Hoover Ranch Park: 18.9 mi
- South Park: 19.3 mi
- Poncha Springs Disk Golf Park: 19.4 mi
- Chipeta Park: 19.4 mi
- Alpine Station Historic Town: 0.9 mi
- Monarch Scenic Tram: 10.1 mi
- The Squeeze: 20.8 mi
- Rock Pile: 21.3 mi
- Whale's Tail: 21.5 mi
- Prospector Spring: 19.6 mi
- East Parlin Spring: 22.0 mi
- White Water Spring: 22.1 mi
- Valdez Spring: 22.6 mi
- Biebel Springs: 23.6 mi
- Mary Murphy Mine: 3.8 mi
- St. Elmo: 6.0 mi
- Whitepine: 6.1 mi
- Alpine: 8.4 mi
- Tincup: 9.6 mi
- Hancock: 2.3 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 23.0 mi
- Train Caboose: 23.0 mi
- In Memory of Loyal Duke: 23.2 mi
- St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 5.9 mi
- American House Hotel Parlor: 5.9 mi
- Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 5.9 mi
- The Salida Museum: 22.4 mi
- Browns Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 18.6 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Windy Point: 24.2 mi
- Browns Canyon National Monument: 21.2 mi
- Mod Buffalo: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of The Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Antero | ENE 70° | 4,351.4 m | 8.9 mi |
| Tabeguache Peak | E 92° | 4,316.7 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Shavano | E 95° | 4,315 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cronin Peak | ENE 74° | 4,207 m | 6.6 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | ENE 77° | 4,171 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Aetna | SE 125° | 4,160 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount White | ENE 78° | 4,159 m | 9.0 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 120° | 4,145 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:07 | 16:48 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sargents, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358932315
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