Sunrise Point
Sunrise Point is an attraction in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,441 m. Barney Top stands 3,184 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Thor's Hammer, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
scenic overlook in Bryce Canyon National Park in Garfield County, Utah, United States
Wikidata Q105106976, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bryce Canyon National Park
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mossy Cave · 4 mi
- Ledge Point · 12 mi
- Scenic Turnout · 12 mi
- Powell Point Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seal Castle: 0.8 mi
- Mormon Temple: 0.9 mi
- The Cathedral: 0.9 mi
- Fairy Castle: 1.0 mi
- Tower Bridge: 1.0 mi
- Thor's Hammer: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Point Overlook: 0.4 mi
- Wall Street: 0.5 mi
- Two Bridges: 0.5 mi
- Wall of Windows: 1.1 mi
- Yellow Spring: 2.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 10.4 mi
- Lonely Spring: 10.6 mi
- Birch Spring: 10.6 mi
- Paradise Spring: 10.8 mi
- Pans Pinnacle: 0.6 mi
- Mutt and Jeff: 0.6 mi
- Pagoda: 0.6 mi
- Temples of the Gods: 0.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 0.6 mi
- Bryce Canyon City Park: 3.3 mi
- Pink Cliffs Village: 4.5 mi
- Red Canyon: 11.8 mi
- Hatch Town Park: 15.0 mi
- Baseball Field Park: 19.4 mi
- Johnson Ranch: 6.0 mi
- Georgetown: 8.7 mi
- Hillsdale: 13.5 mi
- Widtsoe: 16.8 mi
- Asay: 17.7 mi
- CCC Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Whiteman Bench Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Rainbow Point Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Bryce Wildlife Adventure: 5.4 mi
- Hatch Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 15.0 mi
- Tropic Ditch Falls: 3.7 mi
- Pines Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Smokey: 11.8 mi
- Clay Creek Group Site: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Sunrise Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Top | ENE 57° | 3,184 m | 18.4 mi |
| Adams Head | N 353° | 3,171 m | 21.2 mi |
| Hancock Peak | NNW 345° | 3,037 m | 17.6 mi |
| Crow Peak | N 353° | 2,971 m | 19.7 mi |
| Horse Creek Top | NE 45° | 2,927 m | 20.2 mi |
| Black Butte | WSW 246° | 2,911 m | 11.2 mi |
| Blind Spring Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,888 m | 20.3 mi |
| Flat Top | N 355° | 2,855 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryce Canyon NP Hqrs, 1 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Bryce Canyon National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12908400299
Day trips start here
- Bryce Canyon National Park · 3 mi
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