- Elevation, modelled
- 1,561 m
- Tallest summit within 23.9 miles
- Mount Ellen3,512 m · 21.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Time Scenic Byway20.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 37.8496, -111.0232
Burr Trail Switchbacks is a attraction in Utah, at a modelled 1,561 m. Mount Ellen stands 3,512 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak-A-Boo Arch, a attraction 1.0 miles away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Burr Trail Switchbacks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | NNE 32° | 3,512 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Ellen Peak | NNE 31° | 3,495 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Pennell | ENE 60° | 3,471 m | 14.7 mi |
| Kimble And Turner Peak | NE 41° | 3,388 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Hillers | E 82° | 3,259 m | 18.0 mi |
| Dry Lakes Peak | NNE 30° | 3,182 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bartons Peak | NE 42° | 3,034 m | 20.4 mi |
| Corral Point | NNE 33° | 3,002 m | 19.8 mi |
- 20.8 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 29.0 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Steep Creek Overlook · 21 mi
- Calf Creek Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Homestead Overlook · 21 mi
- Lower Calf Creek Fall · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fold Point: 3.3 mi
- Sheer Point: 4.2 mi
- Studhorse Peaks: 5.7 mi
- Cave Point: 7.2 mi
- Blind Point: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 42
- Peak-A-Boo Arch: 1.0 mi
- Trinity Double Arch: 2.1 mi
- Cheerios Double Arch: 2.2 mi
- Arch: 2.8 mi
- unnamed Arch: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Lower Calf Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
- Upper Calf Creek Fall: 23.4 mi
Museums: 2
- Anasazi State Park Museum: 22.2 mi
- Anasazi State Park Museum: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Old bunker: 5.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Eagle City: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 25 mi
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