Joe Rowell Park
Joe Rowell Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,113 m. Hesperus Mountain stands 4,033 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Flanders Park, a park 0.4 miles away. San Juan Skyway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2113 m
How to reach it
- On the San Juan Skyway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Cone: 12.1 mi
- Park Point: 13.4 mi
- Lone Dome: 13.5 mi
- Moccasin Mesa: 13.6 mi
- Chapin Mesa: 14.5 mi
- Flanders Park: 0.4 mi
- Dolores City Park: 1.0 mi
- McPhee Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- House Creek Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Metaska Recreation Site: 8.4 mi
- The Knife Edge: 12.1 mi
- Krueger Point: 14.5 mi
- Megalithic House: 15.8 mi
- Far View Reservoir: 15.9 mi
- Far View community: 16.0 mi
- Mug House: 18.8 mi
- Painted Kiva House: 18.9 mi
- Cedar Tree Tower: 18.9 mi
- Step House: 18.9 mi
- Spring House: 19.2 mi
- Grouse Point: 5.9 mi
- North Rim: 13.8 mi
- East Rim: 16.7 mi
- Flint Rock Point: 16.9 mi
- Pease Point: 19.5 mi
- Spruce Spring: 17.2 mi
- Rock Springs: 17.7 mi
- Horse Springs: 17.8 mi
- Moccasin Canyon Spring: 19.3 mi
- Valley View Spring: 20.7 mi
- Anasazi Heritage Center: 2.1 mi
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum: 2.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 14.8 mi
- Historic Battle Rock School: 20.4 mi
- Wyatt Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Bradfield Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Comfort Station: 21.3 mi
- Goose Statue: 8.9 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 10.8 mi
- Mesa Verde National Park: 15.4 mi
- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: 18.0 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Joe Rowell Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus Mountain | E 94° | 4,033 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Moss | E 95° | 4,022 m | 23.7 mi |
| Lavender Peak | E 95° | 4,020 m | 23.6 mi |
| Spiller Peak | E 97° | 4,000 m | 23.3 mi |
| Centennial Peak | E 94° | 3,981 m | 23.8 mi |
| Burwell Peak | E 98° | 3,857 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gibbs Peak | E 101° | 3,739 m | 22.7 mi |
| Helmet Peak | E 101° | 3,643 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cortez, 10 mi away.
- Plateau Fence Lizard16 obs
- Cliff Fendlerbush12 obs
- Rubber Rabbitbrush11 obs
- Yellow-bellied Marmot9 obs
- field bindweed8 obs
- great mullein7 obs
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake6 obs
- Gopher Snake6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/436488506
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 15 mi
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