Wild Horse Point
Wild Horse Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,379 m. Lone Cone stands 3,836 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Glade Point, a cliff 5.5 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 24 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2379 m
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
61 named places within 25 miles
- Brumley Point: 5.9 mi
- Glade Mountain: 6.0 mi
- McKenna Peak: 7.2 mi
- Temple Butte: 7.7 mi
- Thomas Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Narraguinnep Natural Area: 10.6 mi
- Bradfield Recreation Site: 13.6 mi
- Dry Creek Basin State Wildlife Area: 14.5 mi
- Debbie Park: 14.7 mi
- Weber Park: 14.8 mi
- Glade Point: 5.5 mi
- Bassnet Point: 9.6 mi
- Lavender Point: 11.3 mi
- The Rincon: 18.0 mi
- Bishop Point: 20.6 mi
- Champagne Spring: 19.9 mi
- Burnt Cabin Spring: 21.6 mi
- Bug Spring: 22.6 mi
- Oak Spring: 24.4 mi
- Bradfield Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- VFW War Memorial: 14.8 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Cone | E 82° | 3,836 m | 22.0 mi |
| Groundhog Mountain | E 91° | 3,696 m | 23.9 mi |
| North Mountain | ENE 72° | 3,014 m | 14.2 mi |
| Nipple Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,978 m | 22.6 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | E 101° | 2,967 m | 18.8 mi |
| Belmear Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,940 m | 15.9 mi |
| Island Mesa | E 88° | 2,923 m | 20.7 mi |
| South Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,870 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dove Creek, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358910661
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