Battle Rock
Battle Rock rises to 1,668 m in Colorado. Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv stands 3,037 m to the southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Battle Rock School, a museum 0.9 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 15 miles off. 150 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,668 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 13.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Overlook · 14 mi
- Tower Point · 14 mi
150 named places within 25 miles
- Marble Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv: 4.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Gifford Knoll: 4.9 mi
- Horse Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Ismay petroglyphs: 11.6 mi
- Mesa Verde West Rim: 13.4 mi
- Krueger Point: 14.8 mi
- Pictograph Point: 15.9 mi
- Far View Reservoir: 18.8 mi
- Mesa Park and Environmental Lab: 12.5 mi
- Hawkins Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Future Park: 13.0 mi
- Montezuma Park: 13.2 mi
- Carpenter Natural Area: 13.3 mi
- Mug House: 18.1 mi
- Jug House: 18.3 mi
- Step House: 18.5 mi
- Spring House: 19.3 mi
- Double House: 20.1 mi
- Moccasin Canyon Spring: 4.0 mi
- Cutthroat Castle Spring: 11.4 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 12.1 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 12.3 mi
- Horseshoe Spring 2: 12.5 mi
- Ruin Point: 14.6 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 16.3 mi
- North Rim: 17.5 mi
- Echo Cliff: 21.4 mi
- Soda Point: 24.9 mi
- Historic Battle Rock School: 0.9 mi
- Anasazi Heritage Center: 18.1 mi
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum: 19.1 mi
- Historic Hatch Trading Post: 22.5 mi
- Hovenweep National Monument: 7.5 mi
- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: 8.5 mi
- Mesa Verde National Park: 21.5 mi
- Wyatt Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Comfort Station: 22.3 mi
- Bradfield Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Goose Statue: 13.9 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 22.9 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv | SE 145° | 3,037 m | 4.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,863 m | 4.7 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,769 m | 5.3 mi |
| The Knees | S 174° | 2,685 m | 8.0 mi |
| Marble Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,618 m | 3.1 mi |
| Park Point | E 101° | 2,612 m | 20.3 mi |
| Moccasin Mesa | E 100° | 2,547 m | 21.2 mi |
| Piñon | ESE 109° | 2,531 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cortez Montezuma CO AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 179011 — Battle Rock, Montezuma County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358913724
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 21 mi
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