CDOT Rest Area and Welcome Center: Fruita
CDOT Rest Area and Welcome Center: Fruita is a rest area in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,370 m. Horse Mountain stands 2,586 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Western Slope War Memorial Park, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond runs past it. 238 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- CDOT
How to reach it
- On the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 17.2 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
Overlooks nearby
- Historic Trails View · 3 mi
- Redlands View · 3 mi
- Distant View · 3 mi
- Balanced Rock View · 3 mi
238 named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.4 mi
- Circle Park: 0.4 mi
- Reed Park: 0.4 mi
- Civic Center Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Opal Hill: 1.2 mi
- Phantom Spire: 3.0 mi
- Remnants Tower: 3.0 mi
- White Whale: 3.1 mi
- Pitchfork Tower: 3.1 mi
- Grrrreta: 0.4 mi
- Mike the Headless Chicken: 0.4 mi
- The Ten Commandments & The Beatitudes: 1.9 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 1.9 mi
- Saint Juan Diego: 1.9 mi
- Half Tunnel: 4.5 mi
- Artists Point: 5.6 mi
- Otto's Bathtub: 6.0 mi
- Tiara Rado Climbing Area: 6.0 mi
- Suction Point: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Tree Arch: 5.7 mi
- East Rim Arch: 6.0 mi
- Bridge Arch: 6.2 mi
- Pizza Point: 7.6 mi
- Liberty Cap: 7.7 mi
- Western Slope War Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes: 10.8 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 11.0 mi
- Sip n Splash: 11.0 mi
- Monument Spring: 15.7 mi
- Mud Spring: 17.2 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 17.3 mi
- Big Spring: 17.4 mi
- Toms Canyon Spring: 17.6 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 3.4 mi
- Saddlehorn Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 9.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 10.0 mi
- McDonald Creek: 16.0 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 0.2 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 10.7 mi
- Museum of the West: 11.0 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 14.3 mi
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 8.5 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Clifton Nature Park: 16.6 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 20.4 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 10.8 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Butterfly House: 11.6 mi
- Arch Tower: 10.5 mi
- Carpenter: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of CDOT Rest Area and Welcome Center: Fruita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Mountain | NE 41° | 2,586 m | 21.4 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | NE 48° | 2,449 m | 16.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | ENE 57° | 2,263 m | 24.9 mi |
| Black Ridge | S 186° | 2,173 m | 6.1 mi |
| Garfield Mesa | NNE 31° | 2,140 m | 15.5 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,077 m | 24.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,076 m | 16.0 mi |
| Flatiron Hill | SW 226° | 2,058 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 52 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fruita, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/373340917
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