Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo
Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,397 m. Chalk Mountain stands 2,466 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pomona Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Paradise Valley Park
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 17.3 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 26.1 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Window Rock · 8 mi
- Otto's Trail · 8 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 8 mi
- Redlands View · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pomona Park: 0.2 mi
- Honeycomb Park: 0.5 mi
- Westlake Park: 0.6 mi
- Sherwood Park: 1.0 mi
- Lilac Park: 1.0 mi
- Little Sister: 2.4 mi
- Big Sister: 2.8 mi
- Riggs Hill: 3.6 mi
- Franklin's Tower: 5.2 mi
- The Gypsies: 5.2 mi
- Jesus and the Virgin Mary: 1.6 mi
- Art on the Corner: 1.6 mi
- Play Ball: 1.6 mi
- The Prinster Brothers: 1.6 mi
- Eagles are Forever Bronze: 1.7 mi
- Drop: 3.4 mi
- Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 5.6 mi
- Otto's Bathtub: 6.3 mi
- Fisher Price Pinnacle: 7.2 mi
- Artists Point: 7.7 mi
- Liberty Cap: 5.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 5.4 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 7.8 mi
- Mica mine: 8.1 mi
- No Thorouhfare Canyon: 9.2 mi
- unknown pond feature: 10.2 mi
- End Spring: 12.1 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 12.4 mi
- Notch Spring: 12.5 mi
- Big Spring: 12.8 mi
- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 1.6 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 1.8 mi
- Sip n Splash: 1.8 mi
- Warren Barnes Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 2.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 4.8 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 12.0 mi
- Wild Rose Picnic Ground: 19.5 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 0.7 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 7.3 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 11.8 mi
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 17.0 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 1.3 mi
- Museum of the West: 1.9 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 5.3 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 9.5 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 1.6 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Butterfly House: 2.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 12.3 mi
- Carpenter: 9.3 mi
- Arch Tower: 19.2 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Mountain | E 82° | 2,466 m | 20.0 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | NNE 14° | 2,449 m | 15.7 mi |
| Reeder Mesa | ESE 104° | 2,443 m | 18.0 mi |
| Gibbler Mountain | S 169° | 2,325 m | 18.5 mi |
| Black Ridge | W 259° | 2,173 m | 9.1 mi |
| Garfield Mesa | N 359° | 2,140 m | 17.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 35° | 2,076 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Garfield | ENE 75° | 2,023 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 36 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 55 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Junction WFO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4044650447
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