White Cliffs
White Cliffs is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,154 m. Pettingell Peak stands 4,104 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Mine, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 8.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3154 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 21.5 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ninemile Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Cottonwood Peak: 5.0 mi
- Ptarmigan Peak: 5.6 mi
- West Peak: 6.0 mi
- Moose Run Open Space: 7.5 mi
- Kaibab Park: 8.0 mi
- Hot Sulphur State Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
- Polhamus Park: 8.1 mi
- Grand Meadows Park: 8.4 mi
- Accoya: 9.6 mi
- Jack Kerouac Statue: 9.8 mi
- The Feather: 9.9 mi
- Ojo de Agave: 9.9 mi
- Tempus: 10.2 mi
- Just Ranch Historical Site: 4.1 mi
- Moffat Road Railroad Museum: 8.1 mi
- Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- Cozens Ranch Museum: 11.3 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 21.1 mi
- Redemption Dog Sled Tours: 3.7 mi
- High Country Stampede Rodeo: 9.0 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs: 9.1 mi
- Alpine Slide: 13.8 mi
- The Mailbox: 20.4 mi
- Gold Mine: 2.6 mi
- Wichita State University football team plane crash memorial: 20.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial (Helicopter): 21.0 mi
- Brewery Spring: 24.1 mi
- OLD TOWN JAIL 1883: 24.6 mi
- Rocky Point: 4.2 mi
- Eagle Roost: 13.2 mi
- Target Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Pavillion Point: 24.9 mi
- Williams Fork: 12.9 mi
- Fox Den: 14.6 mi
- Rose Crown: 14.8 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
- Cataract Falls: 20.3 mi
- Adams Falls: 20.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.7 mi
- Mertensia Falls: 24.9 mi
- Caribou: 22.1 mi
- Bakerville: 22.2 mi
- Silver Creek: 24.7 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 10.7 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area: 12.6 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs: 9.1 mi
- Surprise Beach: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of White Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pettingell Peak | SSE 164° | 4,104 m | 17.8 mi |
| Parry Peak | ESE 122° | 4,076 m | 17.9 mi |
| Vasquez Peak | SSE 149° | 3,944 m | 14.6 mi |
| Jasper Peak | E 86° | 3,923 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Neva | E 83° | 3,908 m | 16.5 mi |
| Byers Peak | SSE 161° | 3,906 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Nystrom | SSE 156° | 3,856 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bills Peak | SSE 168° | 3,847 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fraser, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358916358
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- Rocky Mountain National Park · 29 mi
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