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Red Rock Bench

Red Rock Bench, seen from above at true elevation

Red Rock Bench rises to 1,891 m in Colorado. Zenobia Peak stands 2,741 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Buena Vista Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 14 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067950, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1891 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.46191, -108.93317

86 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Parks: 9
  • Dinosaur National Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Point of Pines Recreation Site: 9.6 mi
  • City Park: 15.4 mi
  • Escalante Trail Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
  • Marshall Draw Wildlife Management Area: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Harding Hole Overlook: 3.8 mi
  • Wagon Wheel Overlook: 4.7 mi
  • Josie Morris Cabin: 13.0 mi
  • Swelter Shelter Petroglyphs: 19.0 mi
  • Stump Formation: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Canyon Overlook Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Harper's Corner: 6.3 mi
  • Echo Park Overlook: 6.4 mi
  • DryWoman: 9.0 mi
  • Plug Hat Butte Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.5 mi
  • Dinosaur National Monument: 15.3 mi
  • Charcoal Likns: 16.6 mi
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • On-Off Falls: 9.7 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Rock Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zenobia PeakNNE 18°2,741 m10.6 mi
Wild MountainNNW 332°2,696 m15.0 mi
Hoy MountainNNW 339°2,693 m19.0 mi
Hoy MountainNNW 339°2,693 m19.0 mi
Tanks PeakESE 106°2,651 m9.1 mi
Douglas MountainNNE 18°2,637 m12.4 mi
Wild MountainNNW 334°2,628 m10.3 mi
Round Top MountainSSE 149°2,614 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4620:0920:50
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3616:0916:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222939485768767364503624
Precip in0.80.80.91.01.20.80.70.91.31.30.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dinosaur 2 E, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 170788 — Red Rock Bench, Moffat County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358907072

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