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The Brink

The Brink, seen from above at true elevation

The Brink is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,382 m. Mount Marvine stands 3,543 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mormon Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Fish Lake Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2382 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.63747, -111.90520

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mormon Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Cove Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Monument Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Blue Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Glenwood Mountain: 6.0 mi
Springs: 14
  • Tasha Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Ox Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Mamoits Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Toats Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Potter Spring: 19.4 mi
Parks: 10
  • Sand Ledges Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
  • Richfield City Park: 13.4 mi
  • Rotary Park: 13.6 mi
  • Centennial Park: 14.0 mi
  • John C. Fremont Park: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
  • truck museum: 22.0 mi
  • Miss Mary's Museum: 22.1 mi
  • Fremont Indian Museum: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Red Hill Hot Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Mystic Hot Springs: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Loa Veteran's Memorial: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of The Brink. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarvineE 81°3,543 m14.4 mi
Whiskey KnollE 92°3,519 m10.0 mi
Hilgard MountainE 80°3,519 m19.8 mi
Mount TerrillENE 69°3,508 m14.8 mi
Monroe PeakSW 232°3,419 m11.5 mi
Signal PeakW 262°3,414 m6.0 mi
Glenwood MountainW 262°3,409 m6.0 mi
Monument PeakSW 219°3,368 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0420:1620:56
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:4316:2917:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252937435160666457453525
Precip in0.70.50.70.60.90.61.31.41.11.20.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Koosharem, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356680135

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