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Wild Horse Point

Wild Horse Point, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Horse Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,503 m. Cow Butte stands 1,457 m to the southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Hills, a peak 3.6 miles away. 7 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.56222, -103.50327

7 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 4
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Karval Lake State Recreation Area: 10.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Horse Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow ButteSW 222°1,457 m9.8 mi
Black HillsS 190°1,428 m3.6 mi
Nero HillSW 221°1,409 m23.3 mi
Kim HillE 88°1,382 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3119:4320:22
September equinox06:4218:1818:53
December solstice07:0915:5516:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303242506071767466523930
Precip in0.20.20.61.11.41.52.22.20.80.80.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ordway 21 N, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358930481

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