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Last of the Wild Bunch

Last of the Wild Bunch from directly overhead

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

Coordinates39.06508, -108.54887

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Artworks: 55
Cliffs: 25
  • 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
Attractions: 21
  • 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
Springs: 13
  • unknown pond feature: 8.6 mi
  • End Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Notch Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Thrailkill Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Corduroy Spring: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Gardens: 4
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dominguez Falls: 19.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk MountainENE 76°2,466 m18.6 mi
Corcoran PeakN 7°2,449 m17.1 mi
Reeder MesaE 100°2,443 m16.0 mi
Gibbler MountainS 174°2,325 m16.5 mi
Horse MesaS 171°2,294 m19.0 mi
Black RidgeW 270°2,173 m10.7 mi
Barney HillENE 77°2,168 m20.3 mi
Garfield MesaN 354°2,140 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4920:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3116:1316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293647546374807769554130
Precip in0.80.60.91.11.30.60.91.01.51.30.80.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Junction WFO, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7825985854

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