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Red Ledge

Red Ledge, seen from above at true elevation

Red Ledge is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,682 m. East Grandaddy Mountain stands 3,551 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Jumpoff, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2682 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.33412, -111.01294

130 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Springs: 25
  • Soldier Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Soldier Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Soldier Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Bull Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Bull Spring: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Little Deer Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Lower Provo River Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Middle Provo River Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Upper Provo River Falls: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Masashi Goto Monument: 12.7 mi
  • Duchesne Tunnel: 18.0 mi
  • Heber C. Kimball Monument: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 3
Museums: 2
  • CAF Heber Valley Museum: 24.1 mi
  • Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Lulu's Garden: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Grandaddy MountainNE 34°3,551 m21.3 mi
West Grandaddy MountainNNE 28°3,504 m20.5 mi
Murdock MountainNNE 15°3,417.4 m24.8 mi
Haystack MountainN 4°3,348.5 m22.5 mi
Mount CardwellNNE 13°3,274.4 m23.3 mi
Castle RocksNNE 32°3,247 m17.3 mi
Duke BenchmarkNNW 344°3,235 m24.7 mi
Red Creek MountainN 3°3,227 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:36
June solstice05:5520:1720:58
September equinox07:1218:4719:23
December solstice07:4416:1817:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938465462706859483626
Precip in1.91.71.21.41.40.90.50.81.21.31.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heber, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356679677

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