Lower Grotto Wall
Lower Grotto Wall is a cliff in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,982 m. Mount Massive stands 4,398 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ryks Waterfall, a waterfall 1.7 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 50 m
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 22.5 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Shimer: 2.3 mi
- New York Peak: 2.4 mi
- Smuggler Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Independence Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Ute Childrens Park: 7.4 mi
- Snyder Park: 7.5 mi
- Ajax Park: 7.5 mi
- Anderson Park: 7.5 mi
- Molly Gibson Park: 7.7 mi
- Aspen Art Museum: 7.9 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 7.9 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 8.6 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 8.8 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 7.0 mi
- Maze: 8.6 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Breathtaker: 13.4 mi
- Interlaken: 19.1 mi
- Independence: 5.1 mi
- Ashcroft: 7.0 mi
- Lenado: 9.1 mi
- Winfield: 16.7 mi
- Vicksburg: 19.3 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 14.6 mi
- Dog Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Crystal Mill: 22.1 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 22.5 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 22.6 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 8.3 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 8.9 mi
- Moore Open Space: 9.4 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 13.4 mi
- North Mesa: 14.4 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 1.7 mi
- Judd Falls: 18.6 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 20.9 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 10.2 mi
- East Face: 10.2 mi
- Seven Castles: 23.2 mi
- Emerald Lake: 15.9 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Emerald Lake: 19.9 mi
- White Water Spring: 19.8 mi
- Hot Spring: 20.8 mi
- Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 8.7 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 23.1 mi
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Lower Grotto Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Massive | ENE 69° | 4,398 m | 12.9 mi |
| Castle Peak | SW 229° | 4,352.2 m | 11.6 mi |
| Conundrum Peak | SW 231° | 4,271 m | 11.3 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SE 134° | 4,258 m | 7.6 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SW 235° | 4,247 m | 10.4 mi |
| Casco Peak | E 92° | 4,237 m | 11.0 mi |
| French Mountain | E 87° | 4,234 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Oklahoma | ENE 68° | 4,213 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 43 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspen 1SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1069017142
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- Aspen · 8 mi
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