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John Wesley Powell River History Museum

John Wesley Powell River History Museum from directly overhead

John Wesley Powell River History Museum is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,239 m. Pioche Point stands 2,894 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Spanish Trail Silhouettes, a artwork 0.7 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.99392, -110.14106

Overlooks nearby

Around it

88 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
  • Battleship Butte: 6.0 mi
  • Cliff Point: 6.0 mi
  • Blue Castle: 7.1 mi
  • Blue Castle Butte: 7.2 mi
  • Gunnison Butte: 7.8 mi
Springs: 17
  • Mineral Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Trail Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Rio Grande Well: 12.0 mi
  • Trough Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Cow Spring: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 16
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Parks: 3
  • O.K. Anderson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Pearl Baker Park: 1.2 mi
  • White Wash Sand Dunes OHV Area: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Crescent Junction Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Brake Test Rest Area: 22.1 mi
  • Thompson Welcome Center: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Tenmile Point Arch: 21.2 mi
  • Hey Joe Arch: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Swasey's Beach: 8.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Wesley Powell River History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pioche PointNE 55°2,894.381 m23.9 mi
Roan PeaksNE 55°2,873 m23.7 mi
Mount ElliottNNW 327°2,177 m15.6 mi
Nates PointWNW 284°2,083 m21.3 mi
Middle MountainNNW 330°2,080 m9.8 mi
Book PointE 89°2,080 m19.9 mi
Crescent ButteE 84°2,075 m17.7 mi
Grease PointWSW 241°2,044 m23.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5620:1020:50
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3716:2017:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283646536374817868544028
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.60.30.50.60.90.80.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moab Canyonland AP, 26 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/316891775

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