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SUU Native Plant Center

SUU Native Plant Center from directly overhead

SUU Native Plant Center is a garden in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,770 m. Brian Head stands 3,443 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Centurium, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Southern Utah Univeristy
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.67382, -113.07768

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Knoll: 2.0 mi
  • The Red Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Cross Hollow Hills: 2.2 mi
  • White Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 3.7 mi
Springs: 34
  • Oak Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Co-op Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Lundale Spring: 13.3 mi
  • House Spring: 13.7 mi
Parks: 32
  • Ridge Park: 0.3 mi
  • Meditation Water fall: 0.5 mi
  • Stillman Sculpture Court: 0.7 mi
  • Hillcrest Park: 0.7 mi
  • Mayor Square: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 5
  • The Centurium: 0.2 mi
  • Old Sorrel: 0.3 mi
  • Ellen (Nellie) Purcell Unthank: 0.5 mi
  • Fred C. Adams: 0.7 mi
  • Brian the Bear: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Lake Creek Waterfall: 9.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Creek Waterfall: 9.5 mi
  • 2nd Falls End of Hike: 10.1 mi
  • Lower Kanarra Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.2 mi
Museums: 4
  • Southern Utah Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
  • Frontier Homestead State Park Museum: 1.3 mi
  • The Museum of Composite Propellant Hobby Rocketry: 1.4 mi
  • Parowan's Old Rock Church: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Bartizan Arch: 12.4 mi
  • Double Arch Alcove: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Student Community Garden: 0.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of SUU Native Plant Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brian HeadE 88°3,443 m13.5 mi
Blowhard MountainESE 115°3,224 m13.0 mi
Navajo PointE 86°3,221 m11.6 mi
Mammoth SummitE 92°3,184 m13.1 mi
Black MountainSE 133°3,159 m10.5 mi
Gooseberry PointESE 122°3,153 m14.9 mi
Pine Spring KnollS 177°3,053 m9.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainE 84°3,038 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:44
June solstice06:1220:1920:58
September equinox07:2118:5619:31
December solstice07:4516:3717:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542485768757365524031
Precip in0.81.11.41.21.00.51.31.30.91.31.01.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar City, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Robin26 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx18 obs
  • European Mantis18 obs
  • House Finch16 obs
  • Two-tailed Swallowtail15 obs
  • Utah Juniper15 obs
  • House Sparrow14 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard14 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/679924843

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