Big Spring Canyon Overlook
Big Spring Canyon Overlook is an attraction in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,487 m. Seven Sisters Buttes stands 2,569 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pothole Point, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Indian Creek Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
scenic viewpoint in San Juan County, Utah, United States
Wikidata Q98266324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1487 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 19 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 21 mi
- Meander Overlook · 21 mi
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pothole Point: 0.7 mi
- Elephant Hill: 2.5 mi
- Silver Stairs: 3.0 mi
- Wooden Shoe Arch: 3.4 mi
- Devil's Pocket: 3.7 mi
- Salt Flat Butte: 2.7 mi
- Elephant Hill: 3.1 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 4.4 mi
- Junction Butte: 8.1 mi
- Shark's Fin: 8.4 mi
- Salt Flat Spring: 2.8 mi
- Cave Spring: 3.7 mi
- Peekaboo Spring: 5.5 mi
- Upper Jump: 9.7 mi
- Four Faces Spring: 10.1 mi
- Cave Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Black Crack: 14.1 mi
- Black Crack: 14.1 mi
- Black Crack: 14.1 mi
- White Rim: 15.0 mi
- Tower Ruin: 6.5 mi
- Keyhole Ruins: 6.5 mi
- Tower Ruin: 12.8 mi
- Farmhouse Ruin: 12.9 mi
- False Kiva: 17.5 mi
- Lower Jump: 1.9 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 7.9 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 7.2 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 9.1 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Home of Truth: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Big Spring Canyon Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Sisters Buttes | SSE 166° | 2,569 m | 20.5 mi |
| Boundary Butte | SSE 168° | 2,497 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cathedral Butte | SSE 157° | 2,400 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bridger Jack Point | SSE 151° | 2,297 m | 16.9 mi |
| House Park Butte | S 189° | 2,211 m | 14.9 mi |
| Lands End | WSW 253° | 2,171 m | 17.8 mi |
| House Point | SSW 201° | 2,169 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bridger Point | SE 140° | 2,166 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Needles, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Canyonlands National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: May.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1838113259
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 3 mi
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