Beavertail Mountain
Beavertail Mountain rises to 1,752 m in Colorado. Indian Point stands 3,046 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Point, a peak 2.5 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Cape in Mesa County, Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49850755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,752 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 18.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
Overlooks nearby
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 18 mi
- Cedaredge Overlook · 21 mi
- Redlands View · 25 mi
- Window Rock · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Peach Bowl Park: 7.7 mi
- River Bend Park: 8.2 mi
- Horse Mountain Open OHV Area: 12.5 mi
- Coronado Park: 12.8 mi
- Long Point: 2.5 mi
- West Monument: 2.8 mi
- East Monument: 3.7 mi
- Kimbell Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Life's Teeter Totter: 7.3 mi
- Harley: 7.3 mi
- Day on the Serengeti: 7.3 mi
- Station 14: Jesus is placed in the tomb: 16.4 mi
- A Statue of the Holy Family: 16.4 mi
- Fleming Point: 3.0 mi
- Bailey Point: 4.4 mi
- Bookcliffs Lemon Squeezer: 7.8 mi
- Palisade Point: 9.8 mi
- The Breaks: 10.6 mi
- Blue Angels: 14.7 mi
- Rocket Park: 16.1 mi
- Crossing of the Grand: 17.2 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 17.5 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 18.0 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 7.7 mi
- Wild Rose Picnic Ground: 12.8 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 18.3 mi
- Ward Way Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 22.5 mi
- Lands End Observatory: 12.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 22.9 mi
- Liberty Cap: 23.4 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 23.6 mi
- Mica mine: 24.6 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 8.3 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 13.5 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 18.4 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 13.5 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 17.5 mi
- Museum of the West: 18.2 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 17.9 mi
- Butterfly House: 18.4 mi
- Carpenter: 10.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Beavertail Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Point | SSE 166° | 3,046 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,795 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NE 54° | 2,737 m | 18.5 mi |
| Nick Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,699 m | 14.7 mi |
| Old Man Mountain | E 99° | 2,624 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Callahan | NNE 26° | 2,611 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Logan | NNE 17° | 2,561 m | 14.9 mi |
| Housetop Mountain | NE 52° | 2,532 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 37 | 47 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palisade, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 174428 — Beavertail Mountain, Mesa County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/10962584279
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