Skip to content

Snowbank

Snowbank, seen from above at true elevation

Snowbank is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,786 m. Mount Holly stands 3,646 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Rush Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2786 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01915, -112.26270

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bull Rush Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Dutton: 2.5 mi
  • Horse Valley Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Mount Pierson: 4.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Peak: 4.3 mi
Springs: 28
  • Three Creeks Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Dock Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Rock Quarry Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Chokecherry Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Watercress Spring: 15.1 mi
Parks: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Butch Cassidy's Boyhood Home: 8.2 mi
  • Butch Cassidy Childhood Home: 9.0 mi
  • Red Canyon Arc: 19.3 mi
  • Red Canyon Arc: 19.4 mi
  • Ruby's Inn Horseback Riding: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Smokey: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Upper Barker Day-Use Area: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Snowbank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HollyNNW 347°3,646 m23.6 mi
Circleville MountainNNW 328°3,456 m14.4 mi
Lake PeakNNW 347°3,419 m22.5 mi
City Creek PeakNNW 348°3,391 m20.6 mi
Mount DuttonE 88°3,366 m2.5 mi
Griffin TopESE 111°3,274 m21.9 mi
Birch Creek MountainNW 323°3,273 m17.3 mi
Mount PiersonENE 63°3,244 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:41
June solstice06:0720:1620:56
September equinox07:1818:5319:28
December solstice07:4216:3217:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542485766727062503929
Precip in0.70.60.70.50.70.50.91.51.11.00.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circleville, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356679961

More cliffs in Utah

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Snowbank.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens