Moquith Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Moquith Mountain Wilderness Study Area is a nature reserve in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,002 m. The East Temple stands 2,356 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area, a park 1.7 miles away. Mt Carmel Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
- 11.9 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Poverty Gulch Rim Overlook · 15 mi
- Checkerboard Mesa · 17 mi
- Sheep, Mountain Zion · 17 mi
- Pullout · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cottonwood Point: 3.3 mi
- Ed Lamb Point: 3.5 mi
- Monument Knoll: 5.7 mi
- Blue Knolls: 6.1 mi
- Dixie Knoll: 6.3 mi
- Sand Spring: 2.0 mi
- Chris Spring: 3.2 mi
- Willow Spring: 4.1 mi
- Yellowjacket Spring: 4.1 mi
- Pine Spring: 6.2 mi
- South Fork Indian Canyon Pictographs: 1.8 mi
- Competition Hill (Comp): 1.8 mi
- Look Out Hill: 2.0 mi
- Star Dune (Main Dune): 3.0 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 7.9 mi
- Ed Lamb Point: 4.0 mi
- Meeks Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Shinarump Point: 10.5 mi
- Parashont Point: 11.9 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 1.7 mi
- Yellowjacket Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- Levi Steward Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- Kanab City Park: 8.0 mi
- Fredonia City Park: 10.8 mi
- Little Hollywood Movie Museum: 7.6 mi
- Moqui Cave: 7.8 mi
- Kanab Heritage Museum: 8.1 mi
- Kanab Museum: 8.1 mi
- Red Pueblo Museum: 10.0 mi
- Powell Plaque: 13.9 mi
- Gunsmoke Movie Set: 16.8 mi
- The Windlass: 18.9 mi
- Grafton: 24.0 mi
- The Falls: 19.5 mi
- Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 19.6 mi
- Menu Falls: 21.9 mi
- Mystery Canyon Falls: 22.9 mi
- Meditation Hut Arch: 16.4 mi
- Shingle Creek Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Moquith Mountain Wilderness Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The East Temple | NW 308° | 2,356 m | 19.4 mi |
| Dianas Throne | NNE 14° | 2,138 m | 10.2 mi |
| Twin Brothers | NW 309° | 2,079 m | 19.8 mi |
| Elephant Butte | W 279° | 2,066 m | 8.9 mi |
| Deertrap Mountain | NW 311° | 2,054 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cutler Point | NE 51° | 2,053 m | 15.3 mi |
| Black Knoll | NNE 27° | 2,053 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mountain of the Sun | NW 310° | 2,041 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:37 | 17:18 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kanab, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/5876856
Day trips start here
- Mount Carmel Junction · 12 mi
- Zion National Park · 27 mi
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