National and State Register

Land’s End Observatory

Mesa County

The property represents the expansion of the U.S. Forest Service’s mission from basic custodianship to extensive resource management and the recreational development of its lands.

A picture of the building with cross gabled roof and stone walls and chimney on the center left.

Land’s End Observatory (1998 photograph.)

Constructed during 1936-37 by the Works Progress Administration, with some assistance from two Civilian Conservation Corps side camps, the Rustic style building is perched on the edge of the south side of Grand Mesa and provides a panoramic view of the surrounding area. 

National Register

Address

Land’s End Rd., 10 miles west of Hwy. 65, Whitewater vicinity

Site Number

5ME.4936