Blue Star Memorial Highway
Blue Star Memorial Highway is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,757 m. Brian Head stands 3,443 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Lunt Roadside Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway passes 11 miles off.
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- North View Overlook · 23 mi
- Chessmen Ridge Overlook · 25 mi
- Sunset View Overlook · 25 mi
- Point Supreme Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Swayback Knoll: 5.1 mi
- Iron Peak: 5.6 mi
- Cottonwood Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Red Hills: 6.0 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 2.3 mi
- Fivemile Spring: 3.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 4.0 mi
- White Canyon Spring: 6.7 mi
- Decker Spring: 6.8 mi
- Iron County Fairgrounds: 10.6 mi
- Lions Park: 10.8 mi
- Libary Park: 10.9 mi
- Pioneer Heritage Park: 11.2 mi
- Parowan Front Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
- Mitchell Arch: 5.5 mi
- Parowan Gap Petroglyphs: 14.3 mi
- Bristlecone Park: 21.1 mi
- Alpine Pond: 24.4 mi
- Butch Cassidy's Boyhood Home: 24.5 mi
- Muley Point: 7.1 mi
- Strawberry Point: 19.5 mi
- Jump-up: 21.9 mi
- The Highleap: 23.9 mi
- Henry Lunt Roadside Park: 0.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Wall of Beaver County: 20.8 mi
- Lowder Family Cabins: 21.7 mi
- Lunt Park North Rest Area: 0.1 mi
- Parowan's Old Rock Church: 10.9 mi
- Hanging Rock Recreation Site: 17.6 mi
- Brian the Bear: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Blue Star Memorial Highway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Head | SSW 194° | 3,443 m | 21.4 mi |
| Sidney Peaks | S 190° | 3,308 m | 19.6 mi |
| Horse Valley Peak | S 173° | 3,223 m | 13.4 mi |
| Navajo Point | SSW 199° | 3,221 m | 21.6 mi |
| Little Creek Peak | SE 135° | 3,085 m | 9.8 mi |
| Chokecherry Peak | NE 54° | 3,042 m | 20.4 mi |
| Blue Spring Mountain | S 175° | 3,010 m | 21.6 mi |
| Sandy Peak | ESE 111° | 2,905 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:34 | 17:16 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Panguitch, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/13956208406
Day trips start here
- Beaver · 21 mi
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