West Canyon Cliff
West Canyon Cliff is a cliff in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,075 m. Signal Peak stands 3,159 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Galoot Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Snow Canyon State Park
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Abbey Gale Park: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Point Park: 1.9 mi
- Fish Rock Park: 2.0 mi
- Ivins City Park: 2.6 mi
- Red Rock Park: 2.8 mi
- North Black Rocks: 1.8 mi
- South Black Rocks: 2.7 mi
- Cinder Cone Volcano: 3.3 mi
- South Black Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Santa Clara Volcano: 4.2 mi
- Miller Spring: 4.3 mi
- Camp Spring: 7.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 8.7 mi
- Adair Spring: 9.2 mi
- West Fork Spring: 10.0 mi
- Johnson Arch: 1.6 mi
- Petroglyphs: 4.3 mi
- St. George Narrows: 7.0 mi
- Virgin River Fish Viewing Area: 7.2 mi
- Dinosaur Track Site: 8.7 mi
- Turtle Wall: 4.0 mi
- Chuckwalla Wall: 4.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Arch Wall: 12.7 mi
- Ren and Stimpy Wall: 12.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Brigham Young Winter Home: 7.0 mi
- Encampment Mall Monument: 8.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
- The Granery: 9.1 mi
- Santa Clara Historical Society Archive and Museum: 4.5 mi
- Jacob Hamblin House: 4.5 mi
- Samuel R. Knight Santa Clara History Museum: 4.8 mi
- St. George Art Museum: 7.1 mi
- McQuarrie Memorial Pioneer DUP Museum: 7.2 mi
- Eagle Freedom Monument: 2.3 mi
- "The Mustangs" Roundabout: 2.5 mi
- Heritage Sculpture: 2.6 mi
- Whitaker Wind Sculptures: 3.6 mi
- Shivwits S: 5.8 mi
- Kayenta Desert Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Red Hills Desert Garden: 7.2 mi
- The Garden: 8.8 mi
- Harrisburg: 14.1 mi
- Silver Reef: 16.0 mi
- Hambling: 24.0 mi
- Lower Galoot Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Upper Galoot Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Toquerville Falls: 23.2 mi
- Toquerville Falls: 23.2 mi
- Santa Clara River Reserve: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of West Canyon Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Peak | NE 46° | 3,159 m | 12.0 mi |
| Burger Peak | NE 43° | 3,130 m | 12.0 mi |
| Gardner Peak | NE 39° | 2,879 m | 17.2 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,770 m | 12.4 mi |
| Trail Peak | NE 52° | 2,525 m | 12.3 mi |
| West Mountain Peak | WSW 257° | 2,346 m | 13.2 mi |
| Grass Knoll | NE 43° | 2,224 m | 8.7 mi |
| Square Top Mountain | NW 308° | 2,150 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:20 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 63 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST George, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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