Last of the Wild Bunch
Last of the Wild Bunch is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,401 m. Chalk Mountain stands 2,466 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Vista Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2020
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 16.4 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 28.6 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Otto's Trail · 10 mi
- Window Rock · 10 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 10 mi
- Redlands View · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Desert Vista Park: 0.1 mi
- Las Colonias Park: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.7 mi
- Washington Park: 0.8 mi
- Whitman Park: 0.9 mi
- Little Sister: 2.4 mi
- Orchard Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Big Sister: 2.8 mi
- Whitewater Hill: 4.7 mi
- Central Orchard Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Crucible of Creation 2: 0.6 mi
- Chet & Vernie Enstrom (Statue): 0.7 mi
- bBrick: 0.7 mi
- Sister Mary Babina Farrell: 0.7 mi
- Head in Progress: 0.7 mi
- Drop: 3.3 mi
- Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 7.3 mi
- Fisher Price Pinnacle: 7.5 mi
- Otto's Bathtub: 8.0 mi
- Pet Wall: 9.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 5.4 mi
- Liberty Cap: 6.4 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 6.8 mi
- Mica mine: 7.5 mi
- No Thorouhfare Canyon: 9.4 mi
- End Spring: 10.8 mi
- Notch Spring: 11.2 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 11.4 mi
- Corduroy Spring: 11.7 mi
- Big Spring: 11.8 mi
- Warren Barnes Memorial: 0.8 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 0.8 mi
- Sip n Splash: 0.8 mi
- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 1.0 mi
- Rocket Park: 1.5 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 2.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 5.1 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 10.0 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 10.6 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 1.9 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 5.2 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 10.3 mi
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 19.1 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: 23.0 mi
- Museum of the West: 0.9 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 1.2 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 3.9 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 11.8 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 0.9 mi
- Butterfly House: 1.0 mi
- Carpenter: 9.8 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 19.2 mi
- Arch Tower: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Last of the Wild Bunch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,466 m | 18.6 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | N 7° | 2,449 m | 17.1 mi |
| Reeder Mesa | E 100° | 2,443 m | 16.0 mi |
| Gibbler Mountain | S 174° | 2,325 m | 16.5 mi |
| Horse Mesa | S 171° | 2,294 m | 19.0 mi |
| Black Ridge | W 270° | 2,173 m | 10.7 mi |
| Barney Hill | ENE 77° | 2,168 m | 20.3 mi |
| Garfield Mesa | N 354° | 2,140 m | 19.5 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 | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 36 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 55 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Junction WFO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7825985854
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