Convent
Convent is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,815 m. Mount Mellenthin stands 3,852 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Priest, a peak 2.0 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1815 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Castle Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Dry Mesa Overlook · 5 mi
- Colorado River Overlook · 6 mi
- Colorado River Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Priest: 2.0 mi
- Nuns: 2.0 mi
- Rectory: 2.0 mi
- Castleton Tower: 2.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 4.3 mi
- The Snotch: 7.1 mi
- Elvis Hammer (Olympic Torch): 7.4 mi
- Valley Of The Gnomes: 7.5 mi
- Balanced Rock Mesa: 7.6 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 4.7 mi
- The Theater: 6.3 mi
- Twisted Doughnut Arch: 7.5 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 7.7 mi
- The Black Wall: 10.6 mi
- Stinking Spring: 6.1 mi
- Cowskin Spring: 9.2 mi
- Mason Spring: 10.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.9 mi
- Matrimony Spring: 11.5 mi
- Moose Park: 5.6 mi
- Pinhook Draw Historical Marker: 8.3 mi
- Center Street Ballparks: 11.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 11.6 mi
- Old City Park: 11.6 mi
- Sand Dune Arch: 11.9 mi
- Tunnel Arch: 13.3 mi
- Pine Tree Arch: 13.5 mi
- Landscape Arch: 14.0 mi
- Former Wall Arch: 14.1 mi
- Moab Mural: 11.6 mi
- Utah Burr: 11.7 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 11.7 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 11.9 mi
- Animal sculptures: 13.5 mi
- "Slytherin Falls": 4.0 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 9.1 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 10.4 mi
- Faux Falls: 14.1 mi
- Castleton: 6.7 mi
- Dewey: 9.8 mi
- Miners Basin: 11.4 mi
- Cisco: 20.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 9.9 mi
- Devils Garden Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Dewey Suspension Bridge: 9.9 mi
- Farmstead History: 12.2 mi
- Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 18.8 mi
- Moab Museum: 11.6 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 16.3 mi
- Moab Giants: 16.3 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Thompson Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Convent. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mellenthin | SSE 152° | 3,852 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Tukuhnikivatz | SSE 158° | 3,810 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Waas | SE 139° | 3,751 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Laurel | SSE 153° | 3,740 m | 17.7 mi |
| Manns Peak | SE 143° | 3,729 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | SE 143° | 3,719 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Tomasaki | SE 142° | 3,711 m | 15.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | SE 142° | 3,707 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Valley, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/364996439
Day trips start here
- Arches National Park · 12 mi
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