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Hurricane Cliffs

Hurricane Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Hurricane Cliffs is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,603 m. Pine Spring Knoll stands 3,053 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pace Knoll, a peak 1.4 miles away. Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1603 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40387, -113.22523

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pace Knoll: 1.4 mi
  • Shuntavi Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Timber Top Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Gregory Butte: 3.4 mi
  • Stapley Point: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Fort Harmony Monument: 5.4 mi
  • Escalante Interpretive Site: 8.0 mi
  • Toquerville City Park: 11.1 mi
  • Pine Valley Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
  • La Verkin Park: 13.8 mi
Springs: 53
  • Beatty Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Comanche Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Lower Water Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Maple Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Toquerville Springs: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 38
  • Kolob Canyon Scenic drive: 3.5 mi
  • Little Girl's Misery Hill Climb: 11.0 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 11.2 mi
  • The Subway: 11.5 mi
  • R4 - Bolted Rappel Anchor: 20ft: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Toquerville Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Toquerville Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Lower Kanarra Falls: 10.1 mi
  • 2nd Falls End of Hike: 10.2 mi
  • Archangel Falls: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 13
Cliffs: 9
  • Lee Point: 10.6 mi
  • Graff Point: 12.1 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 14.1 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 15.4 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 6
Artworks: 4
  • The Centurium: 20.5 mi
  • Old Sorrel: 20.6 mi
  • Ellen (Nellie) Purcell Unthank: 20.6 mi
  • Fred C. Adams: 20.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Double Arch Alcove: 5.0 mi
  • Bartizan Arch: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Hurricane Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine Spring KnollNE 42°3,053 m12.9 mi
Big PointW 275°3,049 m8.6 mi
Three KnollsNE 41°2,988 m13.3 mi
Co-op KnollNE 44°2,975 m11.6 mi
Kanarra MountainNE 49°2,892 m11.1 mi
Gardner PeakW 266°2,879 m12.5 mi
Bean HillNE 40°2,769 m9.4 mi
Kolob PeakE 82°2,726 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1320:1920:58
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:4416:3817:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643485767747264534132
Precip in2.02.51.91.00.90.41.01.81.21.81.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Harmony, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356678893

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