Cliff · Colorado
Vermillion Bluffs
Vermillion Bluffs is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,192 m. Diamond Peak stands 2,946 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2192 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.84663, -108.50760
41 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 34
- Lookout Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Twin Buttes: 8.9 mi
- The Bears Ears: 9.1 mi
- Dry Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Clay Buttes: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Skull Creek Rim: 19.4 mi
- Powder Rim: 21.4 mi
- Kinney Rim: 21.5 mi
- Godiva Rim: 22.2 mi
- Skull Creek Rim: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Charcoal Likns: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cross Mountain: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vermillion Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | WNW 290° | 2,946 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bishop Peak | WNW 290° | 2,691 m | 23.3 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | SW 231° | 2,637 m | 23.6 mi |
| Cold Spring Mountain | W 280° | 2,624 m | 19.3 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,598 m | 24.6 mi |
| Middle Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,494 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NE 46° | 2,466 m | 1.7 mi |
| Allred Peak | S 187° | 2,429 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:06 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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