Ghost town · Colorado
Carpenter
Carpenter is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,799 m. Chalk Mountain stands 2,466 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 9.8 miles off.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates39.19440, -108.47330
- 9.8 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 10.3 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
Overlooks nearby
- Redlands View · 15 mi
- Window Rock · 15 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 15 mi
- Otto's Trail · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Redrock Point: 5.3 mi
- Mount Garfield: 5.9 mi
- Mount Lincoln: 7.6 mi
- Basin Butte: 8.2 mi
Parks: 60
- Matchett Park: 7.1 mi
- Darla Jean Park: 7.2 mi
- Long Family Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Coronado Park: 7.4 mi
- Spring Valley II Park: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 54
Cliffs: 24
- Corcoran Point: 3.7 mi
- Bookcliffs Lemon Squeezer: 6.6 mi
- Bailey Point: 10.4 mi
- Edge Loop Rapel: 12.0 mi
- Drop: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 13
- Liberty Cap: 14.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 14.6 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 16.6 mi
- Mica mine: 17.2 mi
- Lands End Observatory: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Blue Angels: 5.9 mi
- Rocket Park: 8.3 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 9.8 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 9.9 mi
- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 10.0 mi
Springs: 7
- End Spring: 20.5 mi
- Notch Spring: 21.0 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 21.2 mi
- Corduroy Spring: 21.5 mi
- Big Spring: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Roofed picnic area: 8.5 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 9.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 14.1 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 15.0 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Museums: 4
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 7.2 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 9.1 mi
- Museum of the West: 10.2 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 8.9 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 9.3 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 9.7 mi
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 3
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 9.7 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Butterfly House: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
- Arch Tower: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Carpenter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,466 m | 14.7 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | NNW 347° | 2,449 m | 8.2 mi |
| Reeder Mesa | SE 135° | 2,443 m | 16.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNE 33° | 2,263 m | 12.6 mi |
| Barney Hill | ESE 106° | 2,168 m | 16.4 mi |
| Garfield Mesa | NNW 330° | 2,140 m | 12.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,076 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Garfield | SE 145° | 2,023 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
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, 6 mi away.
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