Shakespear Point
Shakespear Point is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,386 m. Griffin Top stands 3,274 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Turret Arch, a attraction 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2386 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway, National
- 26.0 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mossy Cave · 1 mi
- Ledge Point · 12 mi
- Scenic Turnout · 13 mi
- Powell Point Vista · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Henderson Point: 2.5 mi
- Sinking Ship: 3.2 mi
- Boat Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Gravel Hill: 3.7 mi
- Tower Bridge: 4.1 mi
- Turret Arch: 1.3 mi
- Little Windows: 1.3 mi
- Mossy Cave Trail Overlook: 1.3 mi
- Ruby's Inn Horseback Riding: 2.9 mi
- Entrance, Bryce Canyon National Park: 3.7 mi
- Paradise Spring: 6.3 mi
- Yellow Spring: 7.2 mi
- Stump Spring: 12.3 mi
- Garden Spring: 14.4 mi
- Rock Springs: 15.0 mi
- Fairyland Point: 3.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 4.3 mi
- Pans Pinnacle: 5.4 mi
- Mutt and Jeff: 5.4 mi
- Pagoda: 5.4 mi
- Johnson Ranch: 10.0 mi
- Georgetown: 10.5 mi
- Widtsoe: 11.9 mi
- Hillsdale: 15.5 mi
- Asay: 21.8 mi
- Pink Cliffs Village: 2.8 mi
- Bryce Canyon City Park: 2.9 mi
- Red Canyon: 12.6 mi
- Hatch Town Park: 18.3 mi
- Baseball Field Park: 19.9 mi
- CCC Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Whiteman Bench Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Rainbow Point Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Upper Barker Day-Use Area: 22.3 mi
- Bryce Wildlife Adventure: 5.3 mi
- Hatch Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 18.3 mi
- Tropic Ditch Falls: 1.3 mi
- Pines Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Clay Creek Group Site: 9.3 mi
- Smokey: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Shakespear Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Top | NE 37° | 3,274 m | 19.4 mi |
| Barney Top | ENE 62° | 3,184 m | 13.7 mi |
| Adams Head | NNW 342° | 3,171 m | 18.3 mi |
| Griffin Point | NE 49° | 3,164 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | NNW 343° | 3,160 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hancock Peak | NNW 329° | 3,037 m | 15.5 mi |
| Crow Peak | NNW 340° | 2,971 m | 16.8 mi |
| Horse Creek Top | NE 46° | 2,927 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryce Canyon AP, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Bryce Canyon National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356679897
Day trips start here
- Bryce Canyon National Park · 8 mi
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