Cliff · Utah
Politician Point
Politician Point is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,726 m. Notch Peak stands 2,842 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is King Top, a peak 4.8 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1726 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.99856, -113.44303
45 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 35
- King Top: 4.8 mi
- Fossil Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Warm Point: 9.2 mi
- Notch Peak: 10.2 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Lava Dam: 12.3 mi
- Deadman Point: 19.4 mi
- Monument Point: 23.7 mi
- Fifteenmile Point: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Painter Spring: 13.0 mi
- South Tule Spring: 23.6 mi
- Tule Spring: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Elephant Rock Arch: 9.1 mi
- West Desert Sinkhole: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
- The Hermits Cabin: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Politician Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notch Peak | N 10° | 2,842 m | 10.2 mi |
| Pine Peak | N 9° | 2,811 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,587 m | 10.7 mi |
| Baldy | N 8° | 2,557 m | 13.5 mi |
| Howell Peak | N 11° | 2,538 m | 22.0 mi |
| King Top | WSW 255° | 2,529 m | 4.8 mi |
| Conger Mountain | NW 320° | 2,351 m | 21.3 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SSW 211° | 2,153 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:24 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:33 | 17:15 |
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 | 34 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eskdale, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
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