Rattlesnake Point
Rattlesnake Point is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,619 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1619 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Perkins Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Wire: 1.1 mi
- Dale Benchmark: 1.6 mi
- Little Tree Hill: 1.7 mi
- Jacks Peak: 1.8 mi
- Donner Hill Historical Marker: 1.2 mi
- Eagle Monument: 1.7 mi
- Giraffe Family: 1.9 mi
- This is the Place Monument: 1.9 mi
- Lion's Pride: 1.9 mi
- Rotary Glen Park: 1.6 mi
- Donner Trail Park: 1.7 mi
- This is the Place Heritage Park: 2.0 mi
- Chapel Glen: 2.8 mi
- Curtis Park: 2.9 mi
- Jack's Mailbox: 1.8 mi
- Globe Fountian: 1.9 mi
- Ostrich: 1.9 mi
- Zebra: 1.9 mi
- Warthog: 1.9 mi
- Meercat and Wharthog: 2.0 mi
- Otter: 2.1 mi
- Marble Seal: 2.1 mi
- Cottam's Oaks: 2.2 mi
- Rainbird: 2.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.2 mi
- Water & Pollinator Conservation Garden: 3.3 mi
- Sill Garden: 3.3 mi
- BU C Garden: 3.3 mi
- Nuh Eevaat Garden: 3.6 mi
- Secret Wayside: 2.3 mi
- Solar Plaza: 2.6 mi
- 22 - Freeze Hollow: 4.4 mi
- #20 - Sparkling Springs: 4.4 mi
- #21 - Maple Grove: 4.4 mi
- Natural History Museum Of Utah: 2.2 mi
- Garden Exhibits: 2.2 mi
- Fort Douglas Museum: 2.7 mi
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts: 3.2 mi
- The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers: 3.8 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 1.2 mi
- Wagner Spring: 1.3 mi
- Henderson Spring: 3.9 mi
- Birch Springs: 6.1 mi
- Neffs Spring: 6.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.2 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Donut Falls: 11.2 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 13.0 mi
- Lisa Falls: 13.2 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 13.5 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 13.9 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Johnson: 9.4 mi
- Bacchus: 17.8 mi
- Forest City: 18.6 mi
- Rockport: 20.6 mi
- Keetley: 21.1 mi
- Industrial Arch: 7.1 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 18.0 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 24.8 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Witch Rocks: 23.5 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 22.2 mi
- Sunset Beach: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Rattlesnake Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SSE 165° | 3,453.4 m | 12.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SSE 165° | 3,452.8 m | 12.0 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SSE 161° | 3,385.4 m | 12.3 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SSE 148° | 3,170.8 m | 11.1 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 140° | 3,115 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SSE 150° | 3,108 m | 8.2 mi |
| Desolation Peak | SE 126° | 3,045 m | 12.0 mi |
| Wilson Peak | SE 136° | 3,033 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City E Bench, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356679629
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 6 mi
- Wasatch Range · 9 mi
- Sandy · 14 mi
- Park City · 16 mi
- Draper · 18 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 22 mi
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