Potter Castle
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Potter Castle is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,723 m. Farm Creek Peak stands 3,208 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Duchesne "D", a attraction 1.0 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
49 named places within 25 miles
- Steamboat Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Blacktail Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Todd Hill: 12.6 mi
- The Nipple: 13.3 mi
- Buck Knoll: 13.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.1 mi
- Eagle Park: 1.1 mi
- Duchesne City and Roy Park: 1.3 mi
- Sowers Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Rabbit Gulch Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Currant Spring: 17.5 mi
- Tonigut Spring: 18.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 20.4 mi
- Birch Spring: 21.7 mi
- Seep: 22.5 mi
- Mount Albert: 21.8 mi
- Timber Point: 22.5 mi
- Bad Land Cliffs: 25.0 mi
- Duchesne "D": 1.0 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Cedarview: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potter Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Creek Peak | NNW 327° | 3,208 m | 23.4 mi |
| Tabby Mountain | WNW 300° | 3,051 m | 24.0 mi |
| Dry Mountain | NNW 326° | 3,002 m | 20.2 mi |
| Gray Head Peak | SW 230° | 2,886 m | 24.9 mi |
| Anthro Mountain | S 190° | 2,757 m | 19.9 mi |
| Currant Creek Mountain | W 265° | 2,566 m | 23.0 mi |
| Buck Knoll | SW 228° | 2,453 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bald Knoll | NNW 344° | 2,410 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:14 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
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 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duchesne, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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