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Edwards Rest Area

Edwards Rest Area from directly overhead

Edwards Rest Area is a rest area in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,202 m. Mount of the Holy Cross stands 4,271 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Freedom Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 8.2 miles off.

About

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census-designated place in Eagle County, Colorado, United States

Wikidata Q534396, matched on coordinates and name (649 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Colorado Department of Transportation
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Coordinates39.64603, -106.59053

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Arrowhead Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Bachelor Gulch Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Bellyache Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Bellyache Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Red and White Mountain: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Rooftop Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Alpine House: 11.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Stumpery Garden: 12.0 mi
  • South African Garden: 12.0 mi
Parks: 25
  • Freedom Park: 0.4 mi
  • Henry A. Nottingham Park: 3.3 mi
  • Avon Whitewater Park: 3.8 mi
  • Coyote Park: 5.6 mi
  • Holland Park: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 17
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 8
Attractions: 6
  • Forest Flyer: 10.8 mi
  • Imagination Station: 10.9 mi
  • Forest Flyer: 10.9 mi
  • Holy Cross Adventure Course: 11.1 mi
  • Thunder Cat Cave: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Booth Falls: 14.9 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Willow Creek falls: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Meadows Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Vail Nature Center: 12.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Radium Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Edwards Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount of the Holy CrossSSE 155°4,270.5 m13.7 mi
Mount JacksonSSE 166°4,164 m11.5 mi
Mount PowellENE 59°4,141 m15.4 mi
Gold Dust PeakS 181°4,075 m11.5 mi
Eagles NestNE 55°4,057 m15.6 mi
Whitney PeakSSE 157°4,041 m16.0 mi
Notch MountainSSE 149°4,030 m13.5 mi
Mount SolitudeE 81°3,988 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5820:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0316:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129374654595750402618
Precip in2.02.01.82.42.01.21.81.72.01.82.01.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vail, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/974137235

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