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Witch Rocks

Witch Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Witch Rocks is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,839 m. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Echo Church, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1839 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.99534, -111.45630
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Henefer-Echo Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
  • Henefer Pioneer Trails Park: 3.1 mi
  • Construction to Rail Trail: 3.4 mi
  • Croydon City Park: 5.8 mi
  • Summit County Fairgrounds: 6.3 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 40
  • Highland Day-Use Area: 15.4 mi
  • Down Under: 16.1 mi
  • Crandall Day-Use Area: 16.3 mi
  • Pinery Day-Use Area: 16.8 mi
  • Hawthorne Group Day-Use Area: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 32
Artworks: 27
Springs: 26
  • Coyote Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Rock Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Willow Spring: 13.3 mi
Museums: 25
Attractions: 12
  • Coalville Ledge: 5.9 mi
  • Utah Olympic Park: 20.3 mi
  • Discovery Course: 20.4 mi
  • Extreme Tubing: 20.5 mi
  • Airbag Jumps: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Anderson Cove Beach: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Witch Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thurston PeakWNW 286°2,954 m21.5 mi
Murdock PeakSSW 201°2,922 m22.3 mi
Francis PeakW 278°2,904 m20.1 mi
Snow Horse RidgeWNW 283°2,893 m21.0 mi
Grandview PeakWSW 237°2,866 m18.4 mi
Lewis PeakS 187°2,837 m9.8 mi
Bountiful PeakW 264°2,823 m19.0 mi
Sessions Mountain (west)WSW 243°2,822 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice05:5520:2121:02
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:4816:1717:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242838455462706860483525
Precip in1.20.91.21.51.91.20.70.81.21.41.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Echo DAM, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356684952

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