Peak-A-Boo Arch
Peak-A-Boo Arch is an attraction in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,922 m. Mount Ellen stands 3,512 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Burr Trail Switchbacks, a attraction 1.0 miles away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1922 m
How to reach it
- 20.1 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 28.2 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Steep Creek Overlook · 20 mi
- Homestead Overlook · 20 mi
- Calf Creek Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Lower Calf Creek Fall · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fold Point: 3.1 mi
- Studhorse Peaks: 4.9 mi
- Sheer Point: 5.1 mi
- Cave Point: 7.7 mi
- Blind Point: 9.4 mi
- Brinkerhof Spring: 9.1 mi
- Jackass Spring: 10.9 mi
- Thompson Seep: 11.0 mi
- Buck Spring: 11.2 mi
- Clay Seep: 11.3 mi
- Burr Trail Switchbacks: 1.0 mi
- Trinity Double Arch: 1.1 mi
- Cheerios Double Arch: 1.2 mi
- unnamed Arch: 2.8 mi
- Muley Arch: 2.9 mi
- Circle Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Red Breaks: 21.3 mi
- Schoolhouse Ledge: 21.7 mi
- Lower Calf Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
- Upper Calf Creek Fall: 22.7 mi
- Coombs Site: 21.4 mi
- Boulder Town Park: 21.4 mi
- Anasazi State Park Museum: 21.5 mi
- Anasazi State Park Museum: 21.5 mi
- Upper Muley Twist Arch: 4.2 mi
- Old bunker: 4.2 mi
- Day-Use Picnic Site: 21.2 mi
- Eagle City: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Peak-A-Boo Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | NE 35° | 3,512 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Ellen Peak | NNE 34° | 3,495 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Pennell | ENE 63° | 3,471 m | 14.9 mi |
| Kimble And Turner Peak | NE 44° | 3,388 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Hillers | E 84° | 3,259 m | 18.5 mi |
| Dry Lakes Peak | NNE 32° | 3,182 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bartons Peak | NE 45° | 3,034 m | 20.3 mi |
| Corral Point | NE 36° | 3,002 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 21 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Capitol Reef 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356673828
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 25 mi
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