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Lake Mesa

Lake Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Lake Mesa rises to 1,745 m in Colorado. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterfly, a artwork 1.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043241, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1745 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.94860, -105.19499

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Founders Park: 1.2 mi
  • Asti Park: 1.5 mi
  • Grasso Park: 1.6 mi
  • Purple Park: 1.8 mi
  • Village Green Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Miners Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Marshall Fire -Robert Sharpe: 1.9 mi
  • Leon A. Wurl: 2.6 mi
  • Monarch No. 2 Coal Mine explosion: 3.2 mi
  • Monarch No 2 Coal Mine Memorial: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Community garden: 3.0 mi
  • The Giving Garden by Level 3 Foundation: 3.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Centennial Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Hickory Community Garden: 4.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 5.8 mi
  • Mork & Mindy Show House: 6.6 mi
  • Boulder Star: 6.6 mi
  • The Frightmare Compound: 7.2 mi
  • White Rocks: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 48
  • Front Porch: 5.3 mi
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 6.2 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 10.5 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 10.8 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Barbeque: 4.4 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 2
  • Arapaho Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Lake Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starr PeakWSW 252°3,198 m12.5 mi
Thorodin MountainWSW 251°3,195 m12.9 mi
Centralia MountainSW 228°2,982 m12.5 mi
Mount TomSW 222°2,969 m12.3 mi
Miramonte MountainWSW 250°2,915 m12.0 mi
Blue MountainWSW 237°2,846 m9.0 mi
Windy PeakWSW 239°2,779.776 m11.5 mi
Crescent MountainWSW 239°2,724 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543495767737164524134
Precip in0.81.02.03.03.21.91.81.72.11.61.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 181242 — Lake Mesa, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358916659

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