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Monument Point

Monument Point, seen from above at true elevation

Monument Point is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,659 m. Frisco Peak stands 2,932 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Headlight Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1659 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.81357, -113.07079
Around it

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
  • Headlight Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Red Hills: 3.5 mi
  • Petes Knoll: 3.7 mi
  • Red Rock Knoll: 8.2 mi
  • Poison Mountain: 11.8 mi
Springs: 8
  • Black Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Antelope Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Cove Spring: 15.9 mi
  • West Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Douglas Spring: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frisco PeakSSW 210°2,932 m23.4 mi
Antelope MountainSE 137°2,196 m19.6 mi
Lime MountainS 188°2,104 m19.2 mi
Headlight MountainESE 116°2,057 m2.7 mi
Fossil MountainWNW 281°2,022 m21.9 mi
Painted Rock MountainW 274°1,967 m24.6 mi
South Twin PeakESE 107°1,957 m16.9 mi
Beaver Lake MountainsS 190°1,938 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0919:45
June solstice06:0820:2221:01
September equinox07:2118:5619:31
December solstice07:4816:3317:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293544505867757363513929
Precip in0.60.70.80.90.90.50.60.70.71.00.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black Rock, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356673698

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