Coin-Op Binoculars: Front Range Lookout - Parker, CO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member IJAdventures
N 39° 29.774 W 104° 44.129
13S E 522744 N 4371879
Coin operated binoculars located in the Idyllwilde subdivision of Parker with beautiful views of the Colorado Front Range.
Waymark Code: WMEQ2B
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 6

Climb a couple flights of stairs to see the view from these binoculars atop the Front Range Lookout tower. Interpretive signs tell about the mountains you are looking at in the distance. From the interpretive sign, "on a clear day you can see from Pikes Peak, in the south, all the way into Wyoming, in the north - a distance of more than 150 miles!"

Other notable sights include the Rampart Range to the south, Mount Evans to the west, Longs Peak and Denver to the northwest.

Don't forget to grab the Geocache, Idyllwilde's View while you're in the area.

Cost to Operate: 50 cents

Primary Vista: Front Range

Number of devices at the site: 1

Other Vistas at the location:
Pikes Peak Mount Evans Longs Peak Denver


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