Cave Cliff
Cave Cliff is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,299 m. Boundary Butte stands 2,497 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Stairs, a attraction 2.1 miles away. Indian Creek Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1299 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 19 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 21 mi
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 22 mi
- Meander Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Stairs: 2.1 mi
- Devil's Pocket: 3.4 mi
- Beehive Arch: 3.5 mi
- Big Spring Canyon Overlook: 3.7 mi
- S.O.B. Hill: 3.8 mi
- Elephant Hill: 4.4 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 4.5 mi
- Salt Flat Butte: 6.1 mi
- Lizard Rock: 6.3 mi
- Chocolate Drops: 6.7 mi
- Salt Flat Spring: 5.6 mi
- Cave Spring: 7.3 mi
- Peekaboo Spring: 8.4 mi
- Big Water Spring: 10.3 mi
- Upper Jump: 11.7 mi
- Black Crack: 12.4 mi
- Black Crack: 12.5 mi
- Black Crack: 12.5 mi
- White Rim: 13.0 mi
- Orange Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Keyhole Ruins: 9.6 mi
- Tower Ruin: 9.7 mi
- Farmhouse Ruin: 12.1 mi
- Tower Ruin: 12.4 mi
- False Kiva: 16.4 mi
- Lower Jump: 5.2 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 11.3 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 5.6 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Cave Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Butte | SSE 158° | 2,497 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cathedral Butte | SSE 148° | 2,400 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bridger Jack Point | SE 142° | 2,297 m | 19.2 mi |
| House Park Butte | S 175° | 2,211 m | 15.1 mi |
| Lands End | WSW 247° | 2,171 m | 14.5 mi |
| House Point | S 183° | 2,169 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bridger Point | SE 132° | 2,166 m | 18.8 mi |
| North Block | WSW 241° | 2,146 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356675506
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 7 mi
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