Thompson Point
Thompson Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,527 m. Waugh Mountain stands 3,564 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 1.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2527 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
- 29.0 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 24 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thompson Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Gribble Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rice Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Little Crampton Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Cactus Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Far Side: 8.3 mi
- Bulge Wall: 8.4 mi
- California Ethics Pinnacle: 8.4 mi
- Menses Prow: 8.4 mi
- Fish Wall: 8.5 mi
- Royal Gorge Park: 9.7 mi
- Margrette Park: 12.2 mi
- Magdalene Park: 12.4 mi
- Greydene Park: 12.6 mi
- Rudd Park: 12.7 mi
- Seep Springs Arch: 6.9 mi
- Royal Gorge Dinosaur Adventure: 7.0 mi
- Royal Gorge Bridge Visitor Center: 9.3 mi
- Royal Gorge Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Skyline Drive: 11.6 mi
- Colorado Prison Museum: 12.7 mi
- Outlaws & Law Men Jail Museum: 15.6 mi
- Lowell Thomas Museum: 15.8 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 16.0 mi
- Cripple Creek District Museum: 16.0 mi
- Anklyosaurus: 7.1 mi
- Allosaurus: 7.1 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 7.1 mi
- Rita the Rock Planter: 14.4 mi
- John C. Fremont: 18.1 mi
- Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Idlewilde Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Barksdale Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Gresson Ore Sorting: 16.2 mi
- Dakota Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Thompson Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waugh Mountain | W 274° | 3,564 m | 16.6 mi |
| Loco Mountain | W 266° | 3,415 m | 13.8 mi |
| Burris Mountain | W 267° | 3,262 m | 13.0 mi |
| Ironclad Hill | NE 51° | 3,217 m | 17.0 mi |
| Brind Mountain | ENE 63° | 3,196 m | 16.4 mi |
| Globe Hill | NE 49° | 3,180 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NE 38° | 3,168 m | 14.8 mi |
| Evening Star Mountain | NE 56° | 3,153 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:03 | 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 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guffey 9SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358927267
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