Tar Cliff
Tar Cliff is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,805 m. Dry Mesa Point stands 2,693 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cataract Point, a peak 1.7 miles away. Bicentennial Highway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1805 m
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 26.7 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Colorado River · 12 mi
- Hite Overlook · 14 mi
- Kachina Bridge Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cataract Point: 1.7 mi
- Fault Point: 2.1 mi
- The Block: 3.9 mi
- North Block: 4.0 mi
- Sewing Machine: 4.5 mi
- Arch: 1.9 mi
- Arch: 6.8 mi
- Whitmore Arch: 13.3 mi
- Hite Marina: 13.4 mi
- Impossible Hill (Bottom): 13.7 mi
- Cove Spring: 3.0 mi
- Flint Seep: 10.6 mi
- Two Pipe Spring: 10.9 mi
- Dripping Spring: 11.5 mi
- Fable Spring: 12.7 mi
- Black Steer Point: 14.5 mi
- Black Jump: 17.1 mi
- Orange Cliffs: 21.2 mi
- Cave Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Hite Crossing: 11.6 mi
- Hite: 18.2 mi
- Fry Canyon: 24.3 mi
- Farmhouse Ruin: 15.1 mi
- Tower Ruin: 16.1 mi
- Fry Canyon Ruins: 23.3 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 16.9 mi
- Fry Canyon Store and RV Park: 24.3 mi
- Arscenic Arch: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Tar Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Mesa Point | SE 134° | 2,693 m | 19.8 mi |
| Red Knoll | SE 127° | 2,572 m | 20.4 mi |
| Alice Point | ESE 117° | 2,552 m | 17.2 mi |
| Dark Point | SE 137° | 2,302 m | 13.2 mi |
| House Park Butte | E 94° | 2,211 m | 18.3 mi |
| Lands End | NNE 23° | 2,171 m | 8.7 mi |
| House Point | E 82° | 2,169 m | 16.5 mi |
| North Block | N 349° | 2,146 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 81 | 88 | 85 | 76 | 62 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hite RS, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356683232
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 27 mi
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