Station 5: Simon Helps Our Lord
Station 5: Simon Helps Our Lord is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,444 m. Horse Mountain stands 2,586 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Station 6: Veronica Consoles Jesus, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 3.0 miles off.
Station of the Cross
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 15.6 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 26.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Window Rock · 9 mi
- Redlands View · 9 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 9 mi
- Otto's Trail · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Honeycomb Park: 1.9 mi
- Spring Valley I Park: 2.1 mi
- Spring Valley II Park: 2.2 mi
- Pomona Park: 2.3 mi
- Canyon View Park: 2.5 mi
- Little Sister: 4.8 mi
- Big Sister: 5.1 mi
- Riggs Hill: 5.5 mi
- Orchard Mesa: 6.4 mi
- Terra Tower: 7.1 mi
- Station 6: Veronica Consoles Jesus: 0.0 mi
- Station 4: Jesus Meets His Mother: 0.0 mi
- Station 7: Christ Falls Again: 0.0 mi
- Station 3: Our Savior Falls: 0.0 mi
- Station 2: Jesus Takes His Cross: 0.0 mi
- Drop: 5.8 mi
- Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 7.3 mi
- Otto's Bathtub: 8.0 mi
- Corcoran Point: 8.3 mi
- Half Tunnel: 9.1 mi
- Liberty Cap: 7.2 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 7.8 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 10.1 mi
- Mica mine: 10.5 mi
- No Thorouhfare Canyon: 11.5 mi
- unknown pond feature: 9.3 mi
- End Spring: 14.3 mi
- Notch Spring: 14.7 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 14.7 mi
- Big Spring: 15.1 mi
- Blue Angels: 1.8 mi
- Rocket Park: 2.8 mi
- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 3.5 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 3.6 mi
- Sip n Splash: 3.6 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 2.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 7.2 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 9.0 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 10.8 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 2.7 mi
- Museum of the West: 3.8 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 9.8 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 2.9 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 7.2 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 10.8 mi
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 17.8 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 3.3 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly House: 4.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
- Carpenter: 7.0 mi
- Arch Tower: 20.0 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Station 5: Simon Helps Our Lord. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,586 m | 19.0 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | E 88° | 2,466 m | 18.7 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | NNE 12° | 2,449 m | 13.5 mi |
| Reeder Mesa | ESE 112° | 2,443 m | 17.6 mi |
| Black Ridge | WSW 250° | 2,173 m | 10.7 mi |
| Garfield Mesa | N 355° | 2,140 m | 15.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 37° | 2,076 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Garfield | E 88° | 2,023 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
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 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Junction Walker FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6389966448
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