Cliff · Utah
The Caterpillar
The Caterpillar is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,795 m. Mount Baldy stands 3,328 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunnison City Park, a park 3.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1795 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.21441, -111.81715
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rocky Point: 4.2 mi
- Chalk Hill: 5.0 mi
- Brick Hill: 8.2 mi
- River Knoll: 8.4 mi
- Long Knoll: 8.6 mi
Parks: 40
- Gunnison City Park: 3.8 mi
- Centerfield City Park: 6.2 mi
- South Neba Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Manti Meadows Waterfowl Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Six-Mile Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Dover: 4.2 mi
- Clarion: 7.4 mi
- Juab: 22.1 mi
- Chicken Creek: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
- DUP Monument: 10.6 mi
- Redmond Veterans Memorial: 14.6 mi
- "The Old Fort": 16.0 mi
- Pointless Monument: 16.4 mi
Museums: 4
- Ephraim Heritage Museum: 15.9 mi
- Granary Arts: 16.0 mi
- Miss Mary's Museum: 18.1 mi
- truck museum: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- White Ledges: 13.7 mi
- Flat Iron Point: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Snow Sculture: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 1
- Grove of the Aspen Giants Scenic Area: 16.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Maple Arch: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of The Caterpillar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baldy | ESE 110° | 3,328 m | 17.6 mi |
| High Top | ESE 103° | 3,324 m | 18.2 mi |
| Marys Nipple | SE 134° | 3,311 m | 17.8 mi |
| Block Mountain | ESE 119° | 3,289 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cove Mountain | E 93° | 3,244 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lake Mountain | E 86° | 3,222 m | 19.7 mi |
| Petty Peak | E 101° | 3,197 m | 20.3 mi |
| Middle Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,189 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manti Radio Kmti, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356674513
Day trips start here
- Gunnison · 4 mi
- Yuba Lake State Park · 6 mi
- Salina · 18 mi
- Central Utah · 27 mi
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