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Poverty Point

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Elevation
1,331 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Deseret Peak3,362.2 m · 24.4 mi
Sunset, June solstice
21:07local time
Coordinates
40.8022, -112.7422
Poverty Point, seen from above at true elevation

Poverty Point is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded 1,331 m. Deseret Peak stands 3,362 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dead Cow Point, a cliff 2.2 miles away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

Elevation
1331 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deseret PeakSSE 166°3,362.2 m24.4 mi
South MedinaSSE 165°3,256.8 m22.6 mi
East Deseret PeakSSE 165°3,253.4 m24.7 mi
North Deseret PeakSSE 166°3,208 m24.0 mi
North MedinaSSE 164°3,206.8 m22.0 mi
Little Pole Canyon PeakSSE 164°3,114.1 m21.5 mi
Pockets PeakSSE 165°3,087.3 m23.2 mi
Indian Hickman PeakSSE 164°3,085.2 m25.0 mi

89 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Springs: 10
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice06:0020:2521:07
September equinox07:1918:5419:30
December solstice07:5316:2317:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283342485868787664513929
Precip in0.80.91.11.51.50.70.70.70.90.90.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grantsville 2W, 19 mi away.

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