S.O.B. Hill
S.O.B. Hill is an attraction in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,788 m. Horse Mountain stands 2,820 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil's Pocket, a attraction 1.1 miles away. Indian Creek Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1788 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 29.9 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 23 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 25 mi
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 25 mi
- Meander Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle Point: 1.2 mi
- Elephant Hill: 2.5 mi
- Salt Flat Butte: 5.7 mi
- Lizard Rock: 7.3 mi
- House Point: 7.6 mi
- Devil's Pocket: 1.1 mi
- The Joint (North End): 1.9 mi
- Horsehoof Arch (Collapsed): 2.0 mi
- Chesler Park: 2.0 mi
- The Joint (South End): 2.0 mi
- Salt Flat Spring: 4.6 mi
- Peekaboo Spring: 6.6 mi
- Cave Spring: 7.0 mi
- Upper Jump: 8.4 mi
- Four Faces Spring: 8.8 mi
- Cave Cliff: 3.8 mi
- Black Crack: 16.2 mi
- Black Crack: 16.3 mi
- Black Crack: 16.3 mi
- Critic's Choice: 16.4 mi
- Keyhole Ruins: 8.1 mi
- Tower Ruin: 8.3 mi
- Farmhouse Ruin: 8.5 mi
- Tower Ruin: 8.6 mi
- False Kiva: 20.2 mi
- Lower Jump: 6.6 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 12.2 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 6.4 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 8.4 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of S.O.B. Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,820 m | 18.5 mi |
| Seven Sisters Buttes | SSE 154° | 2,569 m | 18.4 mi |
| Alice Point | S 186° | 2,552 m | 17.7 mi |
| Boundary Butte | SSE 154° | 2,497 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cathedral Butte | SE 141° | 2,400 m | 15.5 mi |
| Bridger Jack Point | SE 134° | 2,297 m | 16.1 mi |
| House Park Butte | S 175° | 2,211 m | 11.3 mi |
| Lands End | W 263° | 2,171 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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, 7 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.
OpenStreetMap- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1436282 — S.O.B. Hill, San Juan County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356676191
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 7 mi
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