- Elevation, modelled
- 1,409 m
- Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
- Chalk Mountain2,466 m · 19.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Dinosaur Diamond1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0492, -108.5652
Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa) is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,409 m. Chalk Mountain stands 2,466 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Native Arboretum, a park 0.4 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 1.1 miles off.
Acerage: 4.4 park owned by the City of Grand Junction. Amenities: Open Space Picnic Tables Playground Restrooms Shelter Trails
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,466 m | 19.8 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | N 10° | 2,449 m | 18.3 mi |
| Reeder Mesa | E 96° | 2,443 m | 16.7 mi |
| Gibbler Mountain | S 171° | 2,325 m | 15.6 mi |
| Horse Mesa | SSE 168° | 2,294 m | 18.0 mi |
| Black Ridge | W 277° | 2,173 m | 9.9 mi |
| Barney Hill | ENE 75° | 2,168 m | 21.4 mi |
| Garfield Mesa | N 357° | 2,140 m | 20.5 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Dinosaur DiamondNational
- 17.7 mi off the Grand MesaNational
- 27.9 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Otto's Trail · 9 mi
- Window Rock · 9 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 9 mi
- Redlands View · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Sister: 1.5 mi
- Big Sister: 1.8 mi
- Orchard Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Whitewater Hill: 4.7 mi
- Riggs Hill: 4.8 mi
- Native Arboretum: 0.4 mi
- Western Colorado Botanical Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Dixson Park: 0.5 mi
- Las Colonias Park: 0.8 mi
- Whitman Park: 1.1 mi
- George A. Crawford: 0.6 mi
- Geodesic metal Sculpture: 1.2 mi
- Chrome on the Range II: 1.2 mi
- End of the Line Metal Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Bronze Jesus Bust: 1.3 mi
- Drop: 2.1 mi
- Fisher Price Pinnacle: 6.2 mi
- Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 6.7 mi
- Otto's Bathtub: 7.3 mi
- Suction Point: 8.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 4.1 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 5.4 mi
- Liberty Cap: 5.5 mi
- Mica mine: 6.1 mi
- No Thorouhfare Canyon: 8.1 mi
- End Spring: 9.5 mi
- unknown pond feature: 9.7 mi
- Notch Spring: 9.9 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 10.0 mi
- Big Spring: 10.4 mi
- Warren Barnes Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Sip n Splash: 1.3 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 1.3 mi
- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 1.4 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 1.4 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 2.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 3.9 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 9.6 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 11.8 mi
- Butterfly House: 0.5 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 1.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 12.1 mi
- Museum of the West: 1.1 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 2.2 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 5.2 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 11.7 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 6.1 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 11.4 mi
- Carpenter: 11.2 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 18.6 mi
- Arch Tower: 20.8 mi
| 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Junction 6ese, 5 mi away.
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