Tunnel Point
Tunnel Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,699 m. Indian Point stands 3,046 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dominguez Falls, a waterfall 3.3 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1699 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 16.8 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
Overlooks nearby
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 23 mi
- Otto's Trail · 24 mi
- Cedaredge Overlook · 24 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gibbler Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Horse Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Amos Hill: 10.5 mi
- Long Mesa: 10.6 mi
- Steamboat Mesa: 11.0 mi
- Horse Mountain Open OHV Area: 12.7 mi
- Burkey Park South: 13.6 mi
- Mesa County Fairgrounds Arboretum: 14.1 mi
- Candlewood Community Park: 14.2 mi
- Teardrop Park: 14.3 mi
- George A. Crawford: 15.3 mi
- Crucible of Creation 2: 16.6 mi
- Chet & Vernie Enstrom (Statue): 16.7 mi
- Sister Mary Babina Farrell: 16.7 mi
- bBrick: 16.7 mi
- Moab trail rte 3: 10.1 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 12.2 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 12.5 mi
- Moab trail rte2: 12.6 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 12.8 mi
- Grit Wall: 6.3 mi
- Pet Wall: 7.3 mi
- Dominguez Rim: 7.7 mi
- Indian Point: 11.8 mi
- Escalante Rim: 12.3 mi
- Warm Spring: 7.2 mi
- Steamboat Spring: 11.4 mi
- Corduroy Spring: 11.8 mi
- End Spring: 12.0 mi
- Notch Spring: 12.4 mi
- Crossing of the Grand: 14.7 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 16.2 mi
- Warren Barnes Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Sip n Splash: 16.8 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 16.8 mi
- Wild Rose Picnic Ground: 13.2 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 16.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 17.5 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 18.6 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 24.5 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 13.9 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 16.2 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 18.0 mi
- Confluence Park: 18.4 mi
- Butterfly House: 16.0 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 17.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 17.2 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Museum of the West: 16.7 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 17.4 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 3.3 mi
- Carpenter: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Tunnel Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Point | ENE 73° | 3,046 m | 11.9 mi |
| Uncompahgre Butte | SW 215° | 2,945 m | 24.3 mi |
| Snipe Mountain | SW 214° | 2,844 m | 21.4 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WSW 239° | 2,818 m | 22.9 mi |
| Brush Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,715 m | 18.8 mi |
| Iron Point | S 182° | 2,559 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,466 m | 20.7 mi |
| Reeder Mesa | NNE 33° | 2,443 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Junction 6ese, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358921749
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