Window Rock Tower
About
Window Rock Tower is a natural arch in Mesa County, Colorado, standing at about 5,487 feet inside the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness. The surrounding land is managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Grand Junction Field Office, and the nearest town is Loma, about 5 miles away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 66°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F. Several trails start close by. The Rattlesnake Arches Upper Trail is about 0.4 miles away and the Rattlesnake Arches Upper Rim Trail about 0.7 miles. For an overnight stay, Rattlesnake campground is about 2.4 miles off, and the Devil's Gate Tower climbing area is about 3.6 miles away.
Arch Facts
Elevation
5,487 ft
Land manager
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Window Rock Tower
Colorado
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–May. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–74°F and lows of 39–49°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Colorado Nm, CO weather station, 5.8 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan39° high21° low4 days with snow
- Feb45° high25° low3 days with snow
- Mar56° high34° low2 days with snow
- Apr63° high39° low1 days with snow
- May74° high49° low
- Jun87° high58° low
- Jul93° high65° low
- Aug90° high62° low
- Sep80° high54° low
- Oct66° high41° low
- Nov50° high31° low2 days with snow
- Dec39° high22° low4 days with snow
Where it is
- Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness · Wilderness
- Grand Junction Field Office · Bureau of Land Management
- Nearest town
- Loma, Colorado · 4.8 mi
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Rattlesnake Arches Upper TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Arches Upper Rim TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Arches TrailHiking1.7 mi
- RattlesnakeCamping2.4 mi
- Beaver Tail 1Camping2.6 mi
- Slab BoulderRock climbing3.6 mi
- Devil's Gate TowerRock climbing3.6 mi
- Reed WashCanoeing4.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
