CDOT Rest Area: Virginia Dale (Seasonal)
CDOT Rest Area: Virginia Dale (Seasonal) is a rest area in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,249 m. Black Mountain stands 3,030 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovers Leap, a cliff 1.8 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- CDOT
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Turkey Roost: 5.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Little Twins: 6.4 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Devils Playground: 13.3 mi
- Red Feather Community Park: 16.2 mi
- Rotary Clubs Park: 23.0 mi
- Imperial Heights Park: 23.1 mi
- LaPrele Park: 24.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 1.8 mi
- Red Nose: 10.0 mi
- Nat's Three Star Roof: 11.8 mi
- The Potato Chip: 12.0 mi
- Walt's Wall: 12.5 mi
- Jakes Bar & Grill: 13.4 mi
- Octogon Graffiti Umbrella: 24.4 mi
- Wyoming Cowboy: 24.4 mi
- Breakin' Through: 24.5 mi
- Cowboy Tough: 24.6 mi
- Ames Monument: 10.4 mi
- Ben Delatour Scout Ranch: 15.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument: 17.8 mi
- Fort Sanders Guardhouse: 22.7 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 24.9 mi
- Virginia Dale: 3.0 mi
- Hecla: 16.7 mi
- Sherman Summit: 17.8 mi
- Manhattan: 20.3 mi
- Blair Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- Ouzel: 20.2 mi
- Century Park Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
- Simpson Springs: 18.4 mi
- Soldier Spring: 20.2 mi
- Pope Springs: 21.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 14.8 mi
- Disappointment Falls: 18.1 mi
- Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 15.6 mi
- Gateway Natural Area: 20.9 mi
- Tree Rock: 10.8 mi
- Summit Rest Area and Visitor Center: 17.9 mi
- Laramie Historic Railroad Depot and Museum: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of CDOT Rest Area: Virginia Dale (Seasonal). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,030 m | 14.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 263° | 2,818 m | 12.5 mi |
| Deadhorse Mountain | W 260° | 2,762 m | 10.6 mi |
| Pole Mountain | N 1° | 2,751 m | 17.3 mi |
| Leg Benchmark | N 360° | 2,749 m | 17.4 mi |
| Crow Benchmark | N 352° | 2,708 m | 17.6 mi |
| Hill Mine | SW 236° | 2,708 m | 17.9 mi |
| Point Crawford | N 360° | 2,673 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 27 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia Dale 7 ENE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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