Poverty Point
Poverty Point is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1331 m
How to reach it
89 named places within 25 miles
- Black Knoll: 2.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Table Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Craner Peak: 6.8 mi
- Lone Rock: 7.1 mi
- Big Spring: 6.6 mi
- Muskrat Spring: 11.5 mi
- Pass Canyon Spring: 14.4 mi
- Shanty Spring: 14.4 mi
- Cane Spring: 14.5 mi
- Lincoln Highway Memorial Park: 19.4 mi
- Grantsville Fort Historic Marker: 19.7 mi
- Hat Island Wildlife Refuge: 20.3 mi
- Hat Island State Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- LDS Stake Park: 20.5 mi
- Dead Cow Point: 2.2 mi
- Morgan Point: 14.6 mi
- Abandoned School Bus: 3.6 mi
- Iosepa Monument: 18.0 mi
- Grassy Mountain West Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Grassy Mountain East Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Pink Playa Shark: 10.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deseret Peak | SSE 166° | 3,362.2 m | 24.4 mi |
| South Medina | SSE 165° | 3,256.8 m | 22.6 mi |
| East Deseret Peak | SSE 165° | 3,253.4 m | 24.7 mi |
| North Deseret Peak | SSE 166° | 3,208 m | 24.0 mi |
| North Medina | SSE 164° | 3,206.8 m | 22.0 mi |
| Little Pole Canyon Peak | SSE 164° | 3,114.1 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pockets Peak | SSE 165° | 3,087.3 m | 23.2 mi |
| Indian Hickman Peak | SSE 164° | 3,085.2 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:25 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:23 | 17:07 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grantsville 2W, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356673899
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- Tooele · 30 mi
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