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Yellowbank

Yellowbank, seen from above at true elevation

Yellowbank is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,445 m. South Rattlesnake Butte stands 1,963 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cone Pinnacle, a peak 6.5 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1445 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.92584, -104.18580
Around it

27 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Cone Pinnacle: 6.5 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 6.9 mi
  • Blue Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Sawtooth Peak: 12.7 mi
  • Haystack: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 3
  • Gerard Park: 16.5 mi
  • Apishapa Game Management Area: 20.6 mi
  • SSG Justin Lee Vasquez Memorial Park: 21.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Fowler Historical Society, Inc and Museum: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • ATSF Manzanola Depot: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Rattlesnake ButteSW 229°1,963 m19.5 mi
North Rattlesnake ButteSW 234°1,957 m18.2 mi
Tyler HillS 180°1,767 m22.5 mi
Blue HillSW 219°1,744 m11.7 mi
Mica ButteSSW 203°1,743 m23.6 mi
Brushy KnobSSW 197°1,734 m23.6 mi
Goat ButteWNW 290°1,693 m21.2 mi
Sawtooth PeakW 277°1,687 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3519:4420:23
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:1016:0016:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442506071777466523930
Precip in0.50.41.11.41.81.42.21.51.00.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Junta 17 WSW, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358929584

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