the rock
the rock is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,746 m. Storm King stands 3,456 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is decratave fire hydrant, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Mesa passes 26 miles off. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
a painted rock often gets vandilised but is then restored
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 26.1 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
140 named places within 25 miles
- North Mesa: 0.5 mi
- High Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Flat Top: 3.9 mi
- Franklin Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Brush Point: 6.5 mi
- Airport Industrial Park: 2.1 mi
- Montrose Lions Park: 3.5 mi
- Buckley Park: 3.7 mi
- Centennial Plaza: 4.0 mi
- Cerise Park: 4.2 mi
- decratave fire hydrant: 0.0 mi
- Where Eagles Dare: 4.0 mi
- goat: 4.0 mi
- mini train: 4.0 mi
- West Main Buck: 4.0 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 7.2 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 15.2 mi
- Moab trail rte 3: 16.7 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 17.8 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 18.7 mi
- Red Rocks: 7.2 mi
- Painted Wall: 11.1 mi
- Washboard Rock: 22.0 mi
- SK Roll: 22.4 mi
- Stue's Point: 22.4 mi
- Lions Spring: 11.7 mi
- Galloway Spring: 21.2 mi
- Turkey Plot Spring: 23.7 mi
- Caps Spring: 23.9 mi
- Wiley Springs: 24.7 mi
- LTV A-7D Corsair II: 2.2 mi
- Amphitheater Contributors: 4.4 mi
- Montrose Rotary Amphitheater Team: 4.4 mi
- blue bench: 4.8 mi
- Bibliotheca Publica: 9.2 mi
- Montrose County Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 6.4 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 6.4 mi
- Ute Indian Museum: 6.9 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: 11.1 mi
- Confluence Park: 17.9 mi
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- East Cimarron: 21.5 mi
- all saints comunity garden: 5.2 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 23.3 mi
- Bike path access: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of the rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm King | SE 133° | 3,456 m | 21.2 mi |
| Horsefly Peak | S 181° | 3,144 m | 22.9 mi |
| Flat Top | S 182° | 3,096 m | 23.7 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | S 179° | 3,009 m | 24.5 mi |
| Reade Hill | SW 225° | 2,965 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | E 79° | 2,929 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sheep Knob | ESE 104° | 2,903 m | 18.9 mi |
| Waterdog Peak | SE 125° | 2,865 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montrose Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4774470645
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