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Klondike Bluffs

Klondike Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Klondike Bluffs is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,649 m. Fisher Point stands 2,260 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Arch, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 10.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1649 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.79553, -109.68512

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Anniversary Arch: 0.9 mi
  • Double O Arch: 3.5 mi
  • Top Storey Windo: 3.6 mi
  • Private Arch: 3.7 mi
  • Navajo Arch: 4.1 mi
Peaks
  • Molle Hogans: 6.7 mi
  • Courthouse Rock: 6.7 mi
  • Mill Canyon Mesa: 7.0 mi
  • Pasture Butte: 7.8 mi
  • Memphis Hill: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Tower Arch: 0.5 mi
  • Parallel Arch: 0.5 mi
  • Marching Man: 0.9 mi
  • The Black Wall: 7.3 mi
  • The Great Wall: 9.9 mi
Springs: 17
  • Courthouse Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Brink Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Levi Well: 10.6 mi
  • Little Mountain Spring: 11.4 mi
Natural arches: 13
  • Double O Arch: 3.5 mi
  • Private Arch: 3.7 mi
  • Navajo Arch: 4.1 mi
  • Partition Arch: 4.1 mi
  • Former Wall Arch: 4.2 mi
Parks: 11
  • Lions Park: 14.6 mi
  • Moose Park: 15.0 mi
  • Swanny City Park: 16.6 mi
  • Moab BMX Park: 16.7 mi
  • Moab Pocket Park: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 6.2 mi
  • Farmstead History: 16.8 mi
  • Dewey Suspension Bridge: 20.6 mi
  • Denis Julien Inscription: 22.7 mi
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Medieval Chamber: 17.0 mi
  • Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 18.7 mi
  • "Slytherin Falls": 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Devils Garden Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Thompson Welcome Center: 10.9 mi
  • Crescent Junction Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 16.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Klondike Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fisher PointESE 111°2,260 m23.6 mi
Book PointNNW 342°2,080 m14.9 mi
Crescent ButteNNW 336°2,075 m16.9 mi
Onion PointESE 103°2,070 m21.5 mi
Castleton TowerESE 120°2,030 m19.8 mi
Coffee Pot RockSE 133°1,937 m18.5 mi
The KnollSSW 198°1,920 m17.6 mi
Whitbeck RockSSW 201°1,880 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5520:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3416:1917:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283646536374817868544028
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.60.30.50.60.90.80.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moab Canyonland AP, 5 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Arches National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Dec; busiest: May.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356673360

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