- Elevation, modelled
- 1,402 m
- Tallest summit within 20.2 miles
- Chalk Mountain2,466 m · 18.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Dinosaur Diamond1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0653, -108.5473
Desert Vista Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,402 m. Chalk Mountain stands 2,466 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Last of the Wild Bunch, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 1.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Desert Vista Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,466 m | 18.5 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | N 7° | 2,449 m | 17.1 mi |
| Reeder Mesa | E 100° | 2,443 m | 15.9 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 | 10.8 mi |
| Barney Hill | ENE 77° | 2,168 m | 20.2 mi |
| Garfield Mesa | N 354° | 2,140 m | 19.5 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Dinosaur DiamondNational
- 16.4 mi off the Grand MesaNational
- 28.4 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic BywayNational
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
- Little Sister: 2.5 mi
- Orchard Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Big Sister: 2.9 mi
- Whitewater Hill: 4.6 mi
- Central Orchard Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.7 mi
- Las Colonias Park: 0.8 mi
- Washington Park: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Rim Park: 0.9 mi
- Whitman Park: 1.0 mi
- Crucible of Creation 2: 0.7 mi
- Chet & Vernie Enstrom (Statue): 0.7 mi
- bBrick: 0.8 mi
- Sister Mary Babina Farrell: 0.8 mi
- Head in Progress: 0.8 mi
- Drop: 3.4 mi
- Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 7.4 mi
- Fisher Price Pinnacle: 7.5 mi
- Otto's Bathtub: 8.1 mi
- Pet Wall: 9.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 5.5 mi
- Liberty Cap: 6.5 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 6.9 mi
- Mica mine: 7.5 mi
- No Thorouhfare Canyon: 9.5 mi
- unknown pond feature: 8.5 mi
- End Spring: 10.8 mi
- Notch Spring: 11.2 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 11.5 mi
- Corduroy Spring: 11.8 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 0.1 mi
- Warren Barnes Memorial: 0.9 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 0.9 mi
- Sip n Splash: 0.9 mi
- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 1.1 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 2.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 5.2 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 10.1 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 10.5 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 1.0 mi
- Butterfly House: 1.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.8 mi
- Museum of the West: 0.9 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 1.3 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 3.9 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 11.9 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 5.1 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
- Carpenter: 9.8 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 19.1 mi
- Arch Tower: 21.4 mi
| 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).
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.
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