Red Rock Bench
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. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 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
- 1,891 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 14.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
82 named places within 25 miles
- Buena Vista Peak: 1.5 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Hospital Hill: 1.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 2.4 mi
- Marthas Peak: 3.6 mi
- Crows Nest: 2.0 mi
- Katys Nipple: 2.8 mi
- Harding Hole Overlook: 3.8 mi
- Warms Spring Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Wagon Wheel Point: 4.7 mi
- 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
- Dinosaur National Monument: 7.0 mi
- Point of Pines Recreation Site: 9.6 mi
- City Park: 15.4 mi
- Marshall Draw Wildlife Management Area: 22.9 mi
- Jensen Park: 23.4 mi
- 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
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.5 mi
- Dinosaur National Monument: 15.3 mi
- Charcoal Likns: 16.6 mi
- Hot Spring on Right Bank: 16.2 mi
- Chicken Coop Spring: 24.3 mi
- On-Off Falls: 9.7 mi
- Quarry Exhibit Hall: 19.4 mi
- Jensen Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenobia Peak | NNE 18° | 2,741 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hoy Mountain | NNW 339° | 2,693 m | 19.0 mi |
| Tanks Peak | ESE 106° | 2,651 m | 9.1 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,637 m | 12.4 mi |
| Wild Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,628 m | 10.3 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,614 m | 1.6 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | SSE 164° | 2,613 m | 1.5 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | N 357° | 2,598 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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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