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Devils Garden

Devils Garden from directly overhead

Devils Garden is an attraction in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,609 m. Canaan Peak stands 2,799 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Metate Arch, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

About

The story

natural arches and hoodoo formations in Garfield County, Utah, United States

Dates from 1979.

Wikidata Q12056258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

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Coordinates37.58447, -111.41381

Overlooks nearby

Around it

117 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 46
  • Metate Arch: 0.0 mi
  • Mano Arch: 0.0 mi
  • Four hoodoos: 0.0 mi
  • Witches' Slot Canyon: 3.1 mi
  • Witches' Garden: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Aetschi Baetschi Tower: 4.0 mi
  • White Point: 6.1 mi
  • Collet Top: 9.4 mi
  • West End Point: 15.6 mi
  • Horse Mountain: 16.6 mi
Springs: 20
  • Circle Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Cliff Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Coyote Hole: 14.5 mi
  • Emigrant Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Kaibito Spring: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Straight Cliffs: 4.2 mi
  • Straight Cliffs: 4.4 mi
  • Straight Cliffs: 6.7 mi
  • Red Breaks: 7.9 mi
  • Straight Cliffs: 10.1 mi
Parks: 4
  • Escalante City Park: 16.5 mi
  • Baileys Wash/Eagle View Trail Head: 17.7 mi
  • Boulder Town Park: 22.3 mi
  • Coombs Site: 22.5 mi
Museums: 3
  • Escalante Heritage Center: 15.3 mi
  • Anasazi State Park Museum: 22.6 mi
  • Anasazi State Park Museum: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Devils Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Day-Use Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Top Arch: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Wagon: 15.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Devils Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Canaan PeakW 275°2,799 m21.2 mi
Kaiparowitz PeakW 269°2,439 m22.9 mi
Flat TopWNW 300°2,390 m24.9 mi
Mount OgdenNNW 348°2,384 m24.6 mi
Cougar KnollSE 141°2,318 m24.1 mi
SugarloafN 1°2,111 m21.3 mi
Balancing RockN 356°2,064 m22.0 mi
Boulder PointN 7°2,024 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0520:1220:51
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3816:3017:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313644505969757264534031
Precip in1.00.90.80.40.60.41.01.61.31.30.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Escalante, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/206653469

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