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Bureau of Land Mgmt Rest Area: Rangley

Bureau of Land Mgmt Rest Area: Rangley from directly overhead

Bureau of Land Mgmt Rest Area: Rangley is a rest area in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,794 m. Upper 4A Mountain stands 2,710 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Dinosaur Diamond runs past it. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

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Coordinates39.87381, -108.73192
Around it

44 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
  • Texas Mountain: 9.3 mi
  • Sagebrush Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Brushy Point: 9.9 mi
  • Red Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Oil Spring Mountain: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
Attractions: 3
  • The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 0.0 mi
  • White Birds: 0.6 mi
  • Waving Hands: 2.3 mi
Parks: 3
  • East End Park: 15.0 mi
  • Hefley Park: 15.3 mi
  • Park: 15.9 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bureau of Land Mgmt Rest Area: Rangley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper 4A MountainSSE 161°2,710 m19.4 mi
Scare MountainS 180°2,704 m13.9 mi
Brush MountainSSE 158°2,701 m16.8 mi
Oil Spring MountainSW 215°2,613 m13.4 mi
Brushy PointS 180°2,590 m9.9 mi
Texas MountainSW 223°2,577 m9.3 mi
Twin ButtesSSW 200°2,560 m14.7 mi
Lookout MountainSSW 194°2,540 m23.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:4720:0720:48
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3416:1116:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172538465667747262483420
Precip in0.70.70.91.11.20.70.71.01.31.20.90.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangely 1E, 15 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/118746536

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