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John Otto

John Otto from directly overhead

John Otto is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,398 m. Chalk Mountain stands 2,466 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Prinster Brothers, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond runs past it.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Valley_Legends_Project_John_Otto_Inscription.jpg

How to reach it

Coordinates39.06746, -108.56968

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Gorilla Park: 0.2 mi
  • Whitman Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hawthorne Park: 0.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lilac Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Little Sister: 1.5 mi
  • Big Sister: 1.9 mi
  • Orchard Mesa: 3.7 mi
  • Riggs Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Franklin's Tower: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 54
Cliffs: 21
Attractions: 21
  • Devil's Kitchen: 4.6 mi
  • Liberty Cap: 5.3 mi
  • Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 6.5 mi
  • Mica mine: 7.0 mi
  • No Thorouhfare Canyon: 8.6 mi
Springs: 12
  • unknown pond feature: 9.7 mi
  • End Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Notch Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Thrailkill Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Museums: 4
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dominguez Falls: 19.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Tower: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of John Otto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk MountainENE 77°2,466 m19.7 mi
Corcoran PeakN 11°2,449 m17.1 mi
Reeder MesaE 100°2,443 m17.1 mi
Gibbler MountainS 170°2,325 m16.8 mi
Horse MesaSSE 168°2,294 m19.3 mi
Black RidgeW 269°2,173 m9.6 mi
Garfield MesaN 357°2,140 m19.3 mi
Round MountainNNE 29°2,076 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:4920:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3116:1416:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293647546374807769554130
Precip in0.80.60.91.11.30.60.91.01.51.30.80.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Junction WFO, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6267929525

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