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The Dives

The Dives, seen from above at true elevation

The Dives is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,056 m. Mount Bangs stands 2,420 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocket Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1056 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.89859, -113.68079
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Atkinville Wash Park: 9.5 mi
  • Paiute Primitive Area: 9.6 mi
  • Bloomington Petroglyph Park: 11.3 mi
  • Bloomington Park: 11.6 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Pocket Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Mokaac Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Black Knolls: 4.5 mi
  • Low Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Yellow Knolls: 6.3 mi
Springs: 41
  • Atkin Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Oak Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Locust Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Mustang Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Lizard Spring: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 19
Museums: 13
  • Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum: 13.6 mi
  • St. George Childrens Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 15.6 mi
  • McQuarrie Memorial Pioneer DUP Museum: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 10
  • Encampment Mall Monument: 15.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
  • Brigham Young Winter Home: 15.6 mi
  • Fort Pearce Ruins: 16.6 mi
  • 1930s Los Angeles to Salt Lake City Airway Beacon Remains: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lower Galoot Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
  • Upper Galoot Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Santa Clara River Reserve: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Nevada Welcome Center: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Dives. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BangsSW 233°2,420 m12.1 mi
West Mountain PeakNNW 328°2,346 m21.0 mi
Black Rock MountainSW 219°2,245 m11.2 mi
Scrub PeakNW 324°2,065 m13.3 mi
Jarvis PeakNNW 334°1,989 m14.2 mi
Low MountainSSW 210°1,954 m5.1 mi
Wolf Hole MountainSSE 152°1,953 m8.2 mi
Mustang KnollS 175°1,857 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:1318:47
June solstice05:1619:1919:58
September equinox06:2317:5918:33
December solstice07:4516:4217:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475159657585919082705646
Precip in0.91.20.90.50.30.20.40.40.30.70.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaver DAM, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359252431

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