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Coal Cliffs

Coal Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Coal Cliffs is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,934 m. White Mountain stands 3,297 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Emery Point, a peak 1.7 miles away. Fish Lake Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1934 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.85331, -111.16850

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Emery Point: 1.7 mi
  • Mulligan Point: 6.7 mi
  • Cedar Ridge Point: 8.7 mi
  • Windy Peak: 10.1 mi
  • Salt Point: 10.5 mi
Springs: 28
  • Lower Kimball Seep: 6.5 mi
  • Bitter Seep: 7.2 mi
  • Dike Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Kimball Seep: 8.2 mi
  • Devils Canyon Spring: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Rochester Creek Rock Art Panel: 3.8 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 6.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Trackway: 6.8 mi
  • Kyber Crystal Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Horizon Arch: 12.7 mi
Parks: 6
  • LDS Church Park: 15.7 mi
  • Millsite State Park: 16.5 mi
  • Ferron City Park and Playground: 16.6 mi
  • LDS Church Park: 16.6 mi
  • Clawson City Park: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Scorpion Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Bighorn Falls: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Coal Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White MountainWNW 303°3,297 m19.2 mi
Black MountainWNW 302°3,281 m20.5 mi
Ferron MountainNNW 327°3,256 m22.1 mi
Flagstaff PeakNNW 333°3,108 m16.9 mi
Moroni PeakWSW 252°2,954 m20.8 mi
Harris KnollNW 322°2,953 m21.3 mi
Johns PeakSW 235°2,907 m18.5 mi
Middle MountainWSW 241°2,878 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:37
June solstice06:0020:1420:54
September equinox07:1318:4819:23
December solstice07:4016:2517:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634394959666456443223
Precip in0.91.01.11.01.20.71.11.51.41.31.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salina 24 E, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356677904

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