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Rock Point

Rock Point, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Point is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,691 m. Marsh Peak stands 3,718 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Remember the Maine Park, a park 2.3 miles away. Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1691 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.49107, -109.56931

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Spring Creek Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Lind Spring: 7.3 mi
  • June Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Middle Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Beck Spring: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Red Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Little Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Buckskin Hills: 8.0 mi
  • McCoy Knolls: 11.3 mi
  • Little Water Hills: 12.4 mi
Parks: 20
  • Remember the Maine Park: 2.3 mi
  • Steinaker State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Ashley Valley Community Park: 2.4 mi
  • Freestone Legacy Park: 2.4 mi
  • Independence Park: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Moonshine arch: 4.6 mi
  • Dinosaur Trackway: 9.5 mi
  • Split Mountain Anticline: 14.5 mi
  • Stump Formation: 14.6 mi
  • Morrison Formation: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Split Mountain Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Josie Morris Cabin Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Moose Ponds Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Dinah The Pink Dinosaur: 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marsh PeakNW 318°3,718 m20.4 mi
Leidy PeakNW 324°3,667 m23.7 mi
MesaNW 304°3,358 m24.5 mi
Paradise PeakWNW 302°3,296 m23.7 mi
Trout Creek PeakNNW 340°3,200 m21.7 mi
Sims PeakNNW 331°3,141 m17.7 mi
Dyer MountainN 359°3,116 m17.0 mi
Taylor MountainNNW 347°3,103 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:31
June solstice05:4920:1220:53
September equinox07:0718:4119:17
December solstice07:3916:1216:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202739475666737161483522
Precip in0.60.60.70.71.00.60.50.81.21.10.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vernal, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356673994

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