The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes
The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,399 m. Chalk Mountain stands 2,466 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jesus and the Virgin Mary, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Dinosaur Diamond runs past it.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- On the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 17.2 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 27.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Otto's Trail · 9 mi
- Window Rock · 9 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 9 mi
- Redlands View · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gorilla Park: 0.2 mi
- Hawthorne Park: 0.3 mi
- Whitman Park: 0.3 mi
- Lilac Park: 0.6 mi
- Washington Park: 0.6 mi
- Little Sister: 1.7 mi
- Big Sister: 2.1 mi
- Orchard Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Riggs Hill: 4.3 mi
- Franklin's Tower: 5.2 mi
- Jesus and the Virgin Mary: 0.0 mi
- Eagles are Forever Bronze: 0.1 mi
- "Freewheelin": 0.2 mi
- For the Making of Men: 0.2 mi
- Christ Head: 0.2 mi
- Drop: 2.7 mi
- Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 6.3 mi
- Fisher Price Pinnacle: 6.8 mi
- Otto's Bathtub: 7.0 mi
- Artists Point: 8.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 4.8 mi
- Liberty Cap: 5.5 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 6.7 mi
- Mica mine: 7.2 mi
- No Thorouhfare Canyon: 8.8 mi
- unknown pond feature: 9.5 mi
- End Spring: 10.8 mi
- Notch Spring: 11.2 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 11.3 mi
- Big Spring: 11.7 mi
- Sip n Splash: 0.2 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 0.2 mi
- Warren Barnes Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 1.0 mi
- Rocket Park: 2.0 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 1.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 4.4 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 9.0 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 11.5 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 1.0 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 6.2 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 11.2 mi
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 18.0 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: 23.7 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 0.3 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Butterfly House: 1.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.8 mi
- Museum of the West: 0.3 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 0.9 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 10.8 mi
- Carpenter: 10.0 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 19.9 mi
- Arch Tower: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Mountain | ENE 77° | 2,466 m | 19.5 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | N 11° | 2,449 m | 17.0 mi |
| Reeder Mesa | E 100° | 2,443 m | 17.0 mi |
| Gibbler Mountain | S 171° | 2,325 m | 17.0 mi |
| Horse Mesa | SSE 168° | 2,294 m | 19.4 mi |
| Black Ridge | W 268° | 2,173 m | 9.7 mi |
| Garfield Mesa | N 357° | 2,140 m | 19.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,076 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:14 | 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/6418651742
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