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Fairyland Point

Fairyland Point, seen from above at true elevation

Fairyland Point is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,375 m. Barney Top stands 3,184 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Boat Mesa, a peak 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2375 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.65026, -112.14603

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Boat Mesa: 0.7 mi
  • Tower Bridge: 1.3 mi
  • Sinking Ship: 1.4 mi
  • Seal Castle: 1.6 mi
  • Mormon Temple: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 38
Springs: 22
  • Yellow Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Paradise Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Iron Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Lonely Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Birch Spring: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Chinese Wall: 1.2 mi
  • Pans Pinnacle: 2.3 mi
  • Mutt and Jeff: 2.3 mi
  • Pagoda: 2.3 mi
  • Temples of the Gods: 2.4 mi
Parks: 5
  • Bryce Canyon City Park: 1.9 mi
  • Pink Cliffs Village: 3.0 mi
  • Red Canyon: 11.6 mi
  • Hatch Town Park: 15.9 mi
  • Baseball Field Park: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Tropic Ditch Falls: 2.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Smokey: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Fairyland Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barney TopENE 59°3,184 m16.8 mi
Adams HeadN 350°3,171 m19.8 mi
Hancock PeakNNW 340°3,037 m16.5 mi
Crow PeakN 349°2,971 m18.3 mi
Horse Creek TopNE 46°2,927 m18.4 mi
Black ButteWSW 242°2,911 m12.7 mi
Blind Spring MountainNNW 337°2,888 m19.3 mi
Flat TopN 350°2,855 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:41
June solstice06:0820:1520:54
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:4116:3317:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935415060666456453427
Precip in1.91.71.30.80.90.51.61.91.81.71.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryce Canyon NP Hqrs, 2 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356678293

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