Lands End Observatory
Lands End Observatory is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,002 m. Leon Peak stands 3,425 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Rose Picnic Ground, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
observatory in Colorado, United States of America
Wikidata Q6483812, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 18.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
Overlooks nearby
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 11 mi
- Cedaredge Overlook · 14 mi
- Otto's Trail · 27 mi
- Window Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reeder Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Long Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Horse Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Barney Hill: 7.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- River Bend Park: 9.1 mi
- Peach Bowl Park: 9.2 mi
- Horse Mountain Open OHV Area: 9.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain Elementary Park: 12.5 mi
- Day on the Serengeti: 9.0 mi
- Harley: 9.0 mi
- Life's Teeter Totter: 9.0 mi
- Maverick: 18.1 mi
- Play Ball: 18.1 mi
- Palisade Point: 2.6 mi
- Spruce Point: 7.5 mi
- Indian Point: 7.9 mi
- White Slide: 8.1 mi
- Bailey Point: 8.5 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 20.7 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 21.0 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 21.5 mi
- Moab trail rte 3: 21.6 mi
- Moab trail rte2: 21.7 mi
- unknown pond feature: 10.1 mi
- Warm Spring: 21.0 mi
- End Spring: 21.8 mi
- Corduroy Spring: 22.2 mi
- Notch Spring: 22.3 mi
- Crossing of the Grand: 16.5 mi
- Rocket Park: 17.1 mi
- Blue Angels: 17.5 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 17.6 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 18.4 mi
- Wild Rose Picnic Ground: 1.0 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 9.3 mi
- Ward Way Picnic Site: 13.4 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 19.7 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 22.0 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 9.0 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 12.5 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 19.4 mi
- Confluence Park: 20.3 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: 21.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 9.2 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Butterfly House: 18.2 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 18.5 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 14.6 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 18.4 mi
- Museum of the West: 18.5 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 16.9 mi
- Carpenter: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Lands End Observatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Peak | E 79° | 3,425 m | 20.7 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ENE 72° | 3,221 m | 16.2 mi |
| Indian Point | SSE 163° | 3,046 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,795 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | ENE 61° | 2,792 m | 22.1 mi |
| Nick Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,699 m | 13.3 mi |
| Old Man Mountain | ENE 60° | 2,624 m | 17.7 mi |
| Spaulding Peak | E 99° | 2,619 m | 20.0 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 | 07:29 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/710581383
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