Oxkiller Wildlife Management Area
Oxkiller Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,670 m. Naomi Peak stands 3,041 m to the east-southeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Richmond Knoll, a peak 1.5 miles away. Pioneer Historic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1988-02-09
What to expect
- Operated by
- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Logan Canyon Scenic Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Richmond Knoll: 1.5 mi
- Cherry Peak: 4.2 mi
- Cove Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Naomi Peak: 5.5 mi
- Crow Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Elle's Park: 1.8 mi
- Franklin City Park: 5.0 mi
- Kid's Corner: 7.6 mi
- Central Park: 8.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 8.5 mi
- Ballantine Spring: 3.0 mi
- Red Ledge Spring: 7.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 7.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 7.9 mi
- Bubble Spring: 9.2 mi
- Flights of Learning: 12.0 mi
- Merlin J. Olsen Aggie All-American: 13.8 mi
- Meet the Challenge: 13.8 mi
- Hello: 14.1 mi
- Greater Forces At Work: 14.1 mi
- Red Banks: 11.1 mi
- Rodent Ranch: 12.1 mi
- Ouch Wall: 12.2 mi
- Question Wall: 12.2 mi
- Campsite 7: 12.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Franklin County World War II Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Pat Hollow Crash Site: 13.3 mi
- Pioneer Plot: 13.8 mi
- Martin Harris Memorial Burial Site: 13.9 mi
- Smithfield Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Tony Grove Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
- Sack Lunch Area: 11.8 mi
- Green Canyon Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Site 1: 13.5 mi
- Jardine Juniper: 11.5 mi
- Hirschi's Haunted Hollow: 12.4 mi
- Minnetonka Cave Tour: 15.9 mi
- Second Dam: 13.9 mi
- Bear Lake Overlook Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Bear Lake Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Permaculture Garden: 14.0 mi
- Hope Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Nuwuh Boheep: 18.3 mi
- Cache Valley DUP (Daughters of the Utah Pioneers) Museum: 15.1 mi
- Millville Museum: 18.9 mi
- Bluewater Beach: 20.0 mi
- Ideal Beach: 20.3 mi
- Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area: 17.3 mi
- First Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Washakie: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Oxkiller Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Peak | ESE 117° | 3,041 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cherry Peak | ESE 113° | 2,982 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Magog | ESE 109° | 2,972 m | 6.2 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,970 m | 5.9 mi |
| Logan Peak | S 171° | 2,959 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Gog | E 101° | 2,954 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Elmer | SSE 147° | 2,943 m | 7.7 mi |
| Providence Peak | S 170° | 2,922 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:24 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:14 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1219605503
Day trips start here
- Garden City · 19 mi
Take the scenic way to Oxkiller Wildlife Management Area.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.