Chinese Wall
Chinese Wall is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,316 m. Barney Top stands 3,184 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Bridge, a peak 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2316 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mossy Cave · 3 mi
- Ledge Point · 12 mi
- Scenic Turnout · 12 mi
- Powell Point Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tower Bridge: 0.5 mi
- Seal Castle: 0.5 mi
- Mormon Temple: 0.6 mi
- Boat Mesa: 0.9 mi
- Bristlecone Point: 1.3 mi
- Sunrise Point: 0.6 mi
- Thor's Hammer: 1.0 mi
- Sunset Point Overlook: 1.0 mi
- Two Bridges: 1.0 mi
- Wall Street: 1.1 mi
- Yellow Spring: 3.1 mi
- Paradise Spring: 10.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 11.0 mi
- Lonely Spring: 11.1 mi
- Birch Spring: 11.2 mi
- Pans Pinnacle: 1.1 mi
- Mutt and Jeff: 1.1 mi
- Pagoda: 1.1 mi
- Temples of the Gods: 1.2 mi
- Fairyland Point: 1.2 mi
- Bryce Canyon City Park: 2.9 mi
- Pink Cliffs Village: 4.1 mi
- Red Canyon: 12.0 mi
- Hatch Town Park: 15.5 mi
- Baseball Field Park: 19.6 mi
- Johnson Ranch: 6.4 mi
- Georgetown: 8.7 mi
- Hillsdale: 13.8 mi
- Widtsoe: 16.2 mi
- Asay: 18.3 mi
- CCC Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Whiteman Bench Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Rainbow Point Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Bryce Wildlife Adventure: 5.2 mi
- Hatch Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 15.5 mi
- Tropic Ditch Falls: 3.1 mi
- Pines Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Smokey: 11.9 mi
- Clay Creek Group Site: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Chinese Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Top | ENE 57° | 3,184 m | 17.7 mi |
| Adams Head | N 352° | 3,171 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hancock Peak | NNW 343° | 3,037 m | 17.4 mi |
| Crow Peak | N 351° | 2,971 m | 19.4 mi |
| Horse Creek Top | NE 45° | 2,927 m | 19.5 mi |
| Black Butte | WSW 246° | 2,911 m | 11.8 mi |
| Blind Spring Mountain | NNW 339° | 2,888 m | 20.2 mi |
| Flat Top | N 353° | 2,855 m | 13.0 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 way/650406557
Day trips start here
- Bryce Canyon National Park · 4 mi
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