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Elkheart Cliffs

Elkheart Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Elkheart Cliffs is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,960 m. Pine Knoll stands 2,601 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Knoll, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mt Carmel Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1960 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.23082, -112.62715

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sugar Knoll: 1.0 mi
  • Dianas Throne: 2.7 mi
  • The Sand Hills: 4.1 mi
  • White Tower: 4.3 mi
  • Red Knoll: 5.4 mi
Springs
  • Moncur Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Hops Spring: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Great Chamber: 10.0 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 11.4 mi
  • South Fork Indian Canyon Pictographs: 11.4 mi
  • The Pinnacles: 12.3 mi
  • Competition Hill (Comp): 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • The Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Menu Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Mystery Canyon Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 18.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.1 mi
Museums: 7
Parks: 7
  • Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 11.1 mi
  • Yellowjacket Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
  • Kanab City Park: 13.2 mi
  • Levi Steward Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
  • Crocodile Staging Area: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Powell Plaque: 13.4 mi
  • Gunsmoke Movie Set: 15.8 mi
  • The Windlass: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Elkheart Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine KnollNNW 336°2,601 m14.2 mi
Clear Creek MountainNW 306°2,396 m11.6 mi
Black MountainNNE 26°2,363 m11.3 mi
The East TempleW 268°2,356 m17.8 mi
Dianas ThroneS 182°2,138 m2.7 mi
Bald KnollENE 61°2,132 m13.7 mi
Cathedral MountainW 280°2,108 m18.4 mi
Buck KnollNE 42°2,091 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:43
June solstice06:1120:1620:55
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:4216:3717:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743495767737264534133

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orderville, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356672647

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