Peak · Colorado

Franklin's Tower

Elevation, modelled: 1,711 m
Latitude: 39.0447
Longitude: -108.6583

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Franklin's Tower rises to 1,711 m in Colorado, modelled from terrain. Haystack Peaks stands 2,529 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Gypsies, a peak 0.2 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 4.2 miles off.

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Franklin's Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Haystack Peaks	SW 235°	2,529 m	22.7 mi
Corcoran Peak	NNE 24°	2,449 m	20.0 mi
Reeder Mesa	E 94°	2,443 m	21.6 mi
Gibbler Mountain	SSE 153°	2,325 m	16.8 mi
Horse Mesa	SSE 153°	2,294 m	19.4 mi
Black Ridge	WNW 287°	2,173 m	5.0 mi
Garfield Mesa	N 10°	2,140 m	21.2 mi
Round Mountain	NE 40°	2,076 m	16.8 mi

On the road

4.2 mi off the Dinosaur DiamondNational
22.3 mi off the Grand MesaNational
23.4 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic BywayNational

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Historic sites10

The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes5.2 mi
Sip n Splash5.3 mi
Warren Barnes Memorial5.3 mi
In memory of children who left us too soon.5.4 mi
Last of the Wild Bunch6.0 mi

Rest areas1

CDOT Rest Area and Welcome Center: Fruita8.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Carpenter14.3 mi

Waterfalls1

Dominguez Falls21.4 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:19	18:52	19:27
June solstice	05:50	20:04	20:45
September equinox	07:03	18:38	19:13
December solstice	07:31	16:14	16:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Sources

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