Keyhole Ruins
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Keyhole Ruins is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,615 m. Shay Mountain stands 3,040 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Ruin, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Indian Creek Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
archeological site in Canyonlands National Park in San Juan County, Utah, United States
Wikidata Q98755413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 24 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 24 mi
- Meander Overlook · 25 mi
- Basin Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Paul Bunyans Potty Arch: 0.6 mi
- Anchor Arch 1: 0.9 mi
- Anchor Arch 2: 1.0 mi
- Skull Arch: 1.1 mi
- Trail Arch: 1.4 mi
- North Sixshooter Peak: 3.7 mi
- Salt Flat Butte: 3.8 mi
- South Sixshooter Peak: 4.3 mi
- Lavender Point: 5.1 mi
- Elephant Hill: 5.7 mi
- Peekaboo Spring: 1.4 mi
- Cave Spring: 3.2 mi
- Salt Flat Spring: 4.0 mi
- Upper Jump: 5.3 mi
- Four Faces Spring: 5.5 mi
- Critic's Choice: 9.1 mi
- Catwall: 9.3 mi
- Reservoir Wall: 9.5 mi
- Cave Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Scarface: 10.3 mi
- Tower Ruin: 0.4 mi
- Tower Ruin: 12.0 mi
- Farmhouse Ruin: 12.6 mi
- False Kiva: 23.4 mi
- Lower Jump: 6.3 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 7.3 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 0.9 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 14.3 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Home of Truth: 19.2 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Keyhole Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shay Mountain | SE 142° | 3,040 m | 15.8 mi |
| Prairie Dog Knoll | SE 140° | 3,027 m | 21.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | S 189° | 2,820 m | 17.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 182° | 2,588 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mormon Pasture Mountain | S 179° | 2,575 m | 18.5 mi |
| Seven Sisters Buttes | S 180° | 2,569 m | 15.6 mi |
| Alice Point | SSW 211° | 2,552 m | 19.4 mi |
| Boundary Butte | S 185° | 2,497 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Needles, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Canyonlands National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: May.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6897100422
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 4 mi
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