Oljeto Trading Post (defunct)
Oljeto Trading Post (defunct) is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,472 m. Big Point stands 2,408 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Holiday Mesa, a peak 1.5 miles away. Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
building in San Juan County, Utah, United States
Dates from 1921.
Wikidata Q60774527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
- 8.3 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
Overlooks nearby
- Redlands · 15 mi
- Forrest Gump Point · 19 mi
- Goosenecks Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Muley Point Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holiday Mesa: 1.5 mi
- Oljato Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Pickrell Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Hoskinnini Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Train Rock: 5.0 mi
- John Wayne’s Cabin: 6.7 mi
- Sentinel Mesa: 11.9 mi
- Mitchell Mesa: 12.0 mi
- natural arch: 12.9 mi
- natural arch: 12.9 mi
- Oljato Spring: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Spring: 8.3 mi
- Fullers Spring: 15.4 mi
- Aspen Spring: 19.3 mi
- Long Canyon Spring 5: 19.5 mi
- The Ramp: 6.1 mi
- Red House Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- Gray Point: 23.6 mi
- Cedar Point: 23.7 mi
- Cedar Mesa Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Hat Rock: 4.3 mi
- Brigham Young's Tomb: 12.9 mi
- Thunderbird Mesa: 15.2 mi
- Brick Arch: 20.1 mi
- Kiet Seel Ruin: 21.4 mi
- Gouldings Museum and Trading Post: 6.6 mi
- Monument Valley Visitor Center: 12.0 mi
- sweat lodge: 23.0 mi
- Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit: 23.0 mi
- hogan: 23.0 mi
- Navajo Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- Navajo Ancient Wall Murals: 15.5 mi
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: 14.2 mi
- Wagon Wheel Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: 12.1 mi
- Johns Canyon Waterfall: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Oljeto Trading Post (defunct). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Point | SW 220° | 2,408 m | 10.9 mi |
| Agathla | SSE 161° | 2,164 m | 15.4 mi |
| Segeke Butte | S 172° | 2,058 m | 17.4 mi |
| Hoskinnini Mesa | SW 229° | 2,051 m | 4.4 mi |
| Azansosi Mesa | S 191° | 2,019 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mitchell Mesa | ESE 111° | 2,004 m | 12.3 mi |
| Eagle Mesa | E 86° | 2,002 m | 10.9 mi |
| The Ramp | SW 215° | 1,991 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 43 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument Valley, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/434943352
Day trips start here
- Kayenta · 22 mi
- Goosenecks State Park · 24 mi
- Mexican Hat · 26 mi
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