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Meeks Cliffs

Meeks Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Meeks Cliffs is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,730 m. Clear Creek Mountain stands 2,396 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Moncur Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Mt Carmel Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1730 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.18332, -112.71743

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Moncur Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Sand Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 10.8 mi
Peaks
  • Bay Bill Point: 2.5 mi
  • Monument Knoll: 4.1 mi
  • Dianas Throne: 4.9 mi
  • Block Mesas: 5.0 mi
  • Red Knoll: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 38
  • South Fork Indian Canyon Pictographs: 8.9 mi
  • Competition Hill (Comp): 8.9 mi
  • Look Out Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Star Dune (Main Dune): 10.5 mi
  • Indian Walkway: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
Parks: 10
  • Yellowjacket Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
  • Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 7.9 mi
  • Kanab City Park: 13.6 mi
  • Levi Steward Memorial Park: 13.7 mi
  • Springdale Town Park: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 13.6 mi
  • Menu Falls: 14.1 mi
  • The Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Mystery Canyon Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 18.0 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Meditation Hut Arch: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Meeks Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clear Creek MountainNNW 337°2,396 m11.0 mi
The East TempleWNW 281°2,356 m13.1 mi
The SentinelWNW 283°2,148 m14.9 mi
Dianas ThroneE 83°2,138 m4.9 mi
Lady MountainWNW 290°2,110 m14.5 mi
Cathedral MountainWNW 296°2,108 m14.7 mi
Mount MajesticWNW 295°2,093 m14.8 mi
Jacob PeakWNW 289°2,083 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1220:1620:55
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:4216:3717:18

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356673640

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