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Silvestre Overlook

Silvestre Overlook, seen from above at true elevation

Silvestre Overlook is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,579 m. Lake Mountain stands 2,776 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Randlett Butte, a peak 6.0 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1579 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.24496, -109.70709
Around it

100 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 35
  • Seep: 16.8 mi
  • Cedar Point Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Murray Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Burton Seep: 22.7 mi
  • Sage Hen Spring: 22.8 mi
Parks: 27
  • Ouray National Wildlife Refuge: 8.4 mi
  • Richardson Tava Ma Wesi Park: 9.2 mi
  • Lapoint Park: 11.9 mi
  • Ballard Park: 13.4 mi
  • Serenity Park: 13.6 mi
Peaks: 17
Cliffs: 8
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 9.4 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 9.5 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 9.5 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 9.7 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Dinah The Pink Dinosaur: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake MountainNNW 347°2,776 m24.9 mi
Little MountainN 1°2,618 m20.3 mi
Little Water HillsNNW 345°2,102 m19.6 mi
Red KnollNW 321°2,041 m23.0 mi
Butcher KnifeWNW 283°1,893 m24.3 mi
Flattop ButteW 266°1,719 m21.0 mi
Sheep KnollsSW 219°1,712 m24.7 mi
Buckskin HillsNE 41°1,695 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5020:1220:53
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:3916:1316:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172642516170777464503521
Precip in0.30.30.50.70.80.40.60.60.90.90.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouray 4NE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356676247

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