Cliff · Utah
Lava Dam
Lava Dam is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,662 m. Frisco Peak stands 2,932 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Tops, a peak 1.4 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1662 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.83607, -113.34830
45 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 34
- Red Tops: 1.4 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Warm Point: 5.4 mi
- Fossil Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Brown Knoll: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Politician Point: 12.3 mi
- Fifteenmile Point: 13.4 mi
- Monument Point: 15.0 mi
- Deadman Point: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
- West Spring: 24.0 mi
- Douglas Spring: 24.6 mi
- Painter Spring: 24.8 mi
- Bardsley Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Black Rock: 22.8 mi
- Newhouse: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 1
- Elephant Rock Arch: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lava Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Peak | S 172° | 2,932 m | 22.1 mi |
| Notch Peak | N 351° | 2,842 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pine Peak | N 352° | 2,811 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | N 353° | 2,587 m | 21.9 mi |
| Baldy | N 352° | 2,557 m | 24.8 mi |
| King Top | NW 316° | 2,529 m | 14.0 mi |
| Crystal Peak | WSW 257° | 2,153 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lime Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,104 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:34 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black Rock, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
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