The Breaks
The Breaks is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,745 m. Little Mountain stands 3,332 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Dale Playground, a park 2.8 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 9.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1745 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 9.2 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
- 26.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hadden Hills: 5.7 mi
- Allens Hill: 5.8 mi
- Wilson Point: 8.3 mi
- Blue Slate Hills: 8.4 mi
- Little Cedar Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Red Seep: 5.7 mi
- Hendrick Spring: 7.6 mi
- Yellow Seep: 12.4 mi
- Staker Spring: 12.5 mi
- Bitter Seep: 12.8 mi
- Hamburger Rocks: 6.7 mi
- Dinosaur Footprint: 12.8 mi
- Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel: 15.3 mi
- Arch: 16.3 mi
- Pictographs: 19.6 mi
- Castle Dale Playground: 2.8 mi
- Castle Dale Park: 3.1 mi
- Wilberg Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Castle Dale Park: 3.6 mi
- Orangeville City Park: 5.2 mi
- The Red Ledges: 7.8 mi
- Sand Bench Rim: 8.7 mi
- East Rim: 10.1 mi
- Point of Cedar Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Clay Bank: 22.3 mi
- Desert Lake: 15.3 mi
- Mohrland: 16.7 mi
- Victor: 19.1 mi
- Hiawatha: 19.7 mi
- Wattis: 22.9 mi
- Museum of the San Rafael: 3.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 3.1 mi
- Emery County Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Pioneer Settlement Historic Marker: 11.9 mi
- Day Use Area - No Camping: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of The Breaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain | WNW 303° | 3,332 m | 24.1 mi |
| East Mountain | NW 324° | 3,272 m | 23.3 mi |
| Ferron Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,256 m | 23.6 mi |
| Flagstaff Peak | WSW 244° | 3,108 m | 20.9 mi |
| Gentry Mountain | NNW 341° | 3,082 m | 23.6 mi |
| Trail Mountain | NW 312° | 3,076 m | 19.6 mi |
| White Knoll | WNW 282° | 3,070 m | 21.0 mi |
| Star Point | NNW 347° | 2,926 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 32 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Dale, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356674510
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