Washboard Rock
Washboard Rock is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,289 m. Uncompahgre Peak stands 4,365 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is SK Roll, a cliff 0.9 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3289 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Look Out Point · 21 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 24 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Storm King: 0.9 mi
- Horse Mesa: 5.2 mi
- Waterdog Peak: 6.0 mi
- Coal Hill: 7.6 mi
- Onion Hill: 7.9 mi
- Buckhorn Lakes Park: 2.3 mi
- Cimarron State Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Billy Creek State Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Ridgway Town Park: 13.1 mi
- Fox Park: 15.5 mi
- SK Roll: 0.9 mi
- Stue's Point: 0.9 mi
- Cliff's Diner: 1.0 mi
- The Blowout: 18.9 mi
- Painted Wall: 19.5 mi
- montrose water park: 17.6 mi
- obelisk statue: 17.6 mi
- Montrose "M": 17.6 mi
- stump: 17.9 mi
- Old Hay Rake: 17.9 mi
- Bibliotheca Publica: 12.9 mi
- blue bench: 17.6 mi
- Montrose Rotary Amphitheater Team: 17.9 mi
- Amphitheater Contributors: 17.9 mi
- LTV A-7D Corsair II: 19.9 mi
- Chipeta Falls: 15.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
- Upper Twin Falls: 23.7 mi
- Upper Twin Falls: 23.7 mi
- Round Corral Spring: 12.3 mi
- Lions Spring: 18.9 mi
- Cutler Spring: 19.5 mi
- Addington Springs: 19.6 mi
- Tenmile Springs: 23.7 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 13.1 mi
- Ute Indian Museum: 15.9 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 16.1 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 16.1 mi
- Montrose County Historical Museum: 18.2 mi
- Legends Of The West: 13.2 mi
- Bachelor Syracuse Mine Tour: 17.6 mi
- Dillon Pinnacles: 22.7 mi
- Golconda Boarding House: 24.8 mi
- Golconda Compressor / Blacksmith House: 24.9 mi
- Dallas: 11.1 mi
- Capitol City: 22.6 mi
- Henson: 24.0 mi
- Sneffels: 24.2 mi
- East Cimarron: 9.5 mi
- McIntyre Gulch: 20.3 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 8.6 mi
- Bike path access: 10.2 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 13.7 mi
- all saints comunity garden: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Washboard Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncompahgre Peak | SSE 152° | 4,365 m | 18.6 mi |
| Wetterhorn Peak | SSE 161° | 4,274 m | 18.3 mi |
| Silver Mountain | SSE 146° | 4,176 m | 16.9 mi |
| Redcliff | SSE 163° | 4,154 m | 16.2 mi |
| Coxcomb Peak | SSE 163° | 4,149 m | 16.7 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | SSE 158° | 4,119 m | 18.3 mi |
| Broken Hill | SSE 156° | 4,028 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SE 141° | 4,016 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358924099
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