Bowen
Bowen is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,877 m. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is El Moro Rest Area, a rest area 1.7 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 5.6 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
human settlement in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States of America
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 17.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
82 named places within 25 miles
- Simpsons Rest: 4.8 mi
- Pio Hill: 5.4 mi
- Frijole Hill: 9.0 mi
- Osita Point: 10.0 mi
- Fishers Peak: 10.7 mi
- Las Animas County Fairgrounds: 4.1 mi
- Kit Carson Park: 5.0 mi
- The Pit: 5.4 mi
- Cimino Park: 5.6 mi
- Memorial Square: 5.6 mi
- The Ludlow Massacre: 1.7 mi
- Ludlow Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Hastings Mine Explosion: 9.3 mi
- Santa Fe Trail: 13.8 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 17.7 mi
- Art Cartopia Museum: 4.0 mi
- Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum: 5.4 mi
- Trinidad History Museum: 5.6 mi
- Baca Pioneer Museum: 5.6 mi
- A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art: 5.6 mi
- Raton: 24.1 mi
- north finial: 24.3 mi
- south finial: 24.3 mi
- Prospect Point: 5.5 mi
- Black Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Trinidad Lake State Park: 9.3 mi
- Fishers Peak State Park: 14.0 mi
- El Moro Rest Area: 1.7 mi
- Star: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bowen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Peak | S 169° | 2,920 m | 10.7 mi |
| Fishers Peak Mesa | SSE 167° | 2,887 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Fishers Peak Mesa | SSE 158° | 2,747 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bartlett Mesa | SSE 169° | 2,709 m | 18.2 mi |
| Burro Mesa | SSE 149° | 2,666 m | 16.4 mi |
| Horse Mesa | SSE 154° | 2,662 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bobblers Knob | SSE 163° | 2,661 m | 18.2 mi |
| Barela Mesa | SSE 149° | 2,611 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinidad, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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