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V Rock

V Rock, seen from above at true elevation

V Rock is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,187 m. Stella Mountain stands 3,819 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Prosser Rock, a peak 1.6 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3187 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.32444, -106.68615
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Prosser Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Razor Creek Dome: 1.8 mi
  • Green Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Deer Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Table Top: 4.6 mi
Springs: 11
  • Sage Hen Spring: 6.9 mi
  • East Parlin Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Valdez Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Prospector Spring: 10.5 mi
Parks: 10
  • Dome Lakes State Wildlife Area: 9.2 mi
  • Jorgensen Park: 19.6 mi
  • Jorgensen Park: 19.7 mi
  • American Legion Memorial Park: 19.8 mi
  • Court House Square: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Riverway: 21.4 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 22.1 mi
  • Cooper West: 22.2 mi
  • Cooper Ranch: 22.3 mi
  • Neversink: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Limekiln: 12.3 mi
  • Monarch Scenic Tram: 22.9 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hartman Rocks: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of V Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stella MountainNE 41°3,819 m23.2 mi
Willow MesaSSW 211°3,772 m23.6 mi
Sheep MountainNNE 12°3,739 m23.5 mi
Mount PeckENE 63°3,720 m23.2 mi
Peel PointENE 66°3,701 m23.5 mi
Sawtooth MountainWSW 250°3,700 m10.4 mi
Fossil PointN 360°3,700 m21.4 mi
Long Branch BaldyE 91°3,649 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4419:5520:34
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:2116:0916:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121729384756626053412815
Precip in0.70.70.70.91.00.61.41.51.10.70.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cochetopa Creek, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358925294

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