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Pit-house

Pit-house from directly overhead

Pit-house is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,689 m. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kokopelli Golf Club, a attraction 2.4 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.06811, -113.20324

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Creek Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Gray Knoll: 3.3 mi
  • Gooseberry Mesa: 5.5 mi
  • Mollies Nipple: 6.7 mi
  • Overlook point: 7.3 mi
Parks
  • Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 7.1 mi
  • Airport Park: 7.2 mi
  • Airport Park: 7.2 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 7.7 mi
  • Roberts Roost: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Kokopelli Golf Club: 2.4 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Start Gate: 6.9 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Start Gate: 7.1 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Finish Corral/Arch: 7.2 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Finish Corral/Arch: 7.2 mi
Springs: 45
  • Sweat Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Gould Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Willow Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Boot Spring: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 7.1 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 7.5 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 8.3 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 9.0 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Grafton: 9.6 mi
  • The Drill Grouds: 10.1 mi
  • The Windlass: 10.4 mi
  • Fort Pearce Ruins: 12.2 mi
  • (WIP) Entry Monument: 13.7 mi
Museums: 11
  • Silver Reef Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Zion Human History Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Washington City Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Toquerville Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Toquerville Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 16.9 mi
  • Double Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 3
  • Family Tree: 18.1 mi
  • DIXIE: 21.0 mi
  • Dad: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Meditation Hut Arch: 14.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Pit-house. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The West TempleNE 46°2,383 m14.1 mi
Meridian TowerNE 45°2,233 m15.8 mi
Mount KinesavaNE 47°2,186 m13.0 mi
The SundialNE 44°2,184 m14.1 mi
The SentinelNE 47°2,148 m16.6 mi
Altar of SacrificeNE 43°2,132 m15.0 mi
The BishopricNE 38°2,112 m16.5 mi
Bee HiveNE 48°2,059 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1420:1820:57
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:4316:4017:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553596777838274624839
Precip in1.41.81.40.80.50.20.61.00.91.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Verkin, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13923852372

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