- Elevation, modelled
- 1,208 m
- Tallest summit within 19.0 miles
- Mount Waas3,751 m · 18.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 38.5740, -109.5733
Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve is a nature reserve in Utah, at a modelled 1,208 m. Mount Waas stands 3,751 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Portal, a peak 0.3 miles away. Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Waas | E 97° | 3,751 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | E 100° | 3,719 m | 18.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | E 98° | 3,707 m | 18.5 mi |
| Little Tuk | ESE 118° | 3,672 m | 18.9 mi |
| Castle Mountain | E 96° | 3,671 m | 18.5 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ESE 106° | 3,546 m | 18.4 mi |
| La Sal Peak | E 95° | 3,418 m | 18.7 mi |
| Horse Mountain | E 95° | 3,394 m | 17.4 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 1.9 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic BywayNational
- 9.1 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Portal Overlook · 1 mi
- Skyline Drive Summit · 2 mi
- Where Eagles Dare Summit · 2 mi
- Icebox Canyon Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Portal: 0.3 mi
- Lion's Back: 2.3 mi
- Three Penguins: 3.9 mi
- The Organ: 4.5 mi
- Three Gossips: 4.6 mi
- Little Arch: 1.0 mi
- Narrow Ravine: 1.8 mi
- Launching Pad: 1.8 mi
- Zuki Hill: 1.8 mi
- Tipover Challenge: 2.0 mi
- Kings Bottom Spring: 1.4 mi
- Matrimony Spring: 2.0 mi
- Dripping Spring: 10.1 mi
- Courthouse Spring: 12.9 mi
- Kane Springs: 14.1 mi
- Wall Street: 1.1 mi
- Wall Street: 2.2 mi
- Tombstone: 3.2 mi
- Ring Arch: 5.9 mi
- Scorched Earth Wall: 5.9 mi
- Moab BMX Park: 0.6 mi
- Bullick Cross Creek Park: 1.0 mi
- Swanny City Park: 1.1 mi
- Moab Pocket Park: 1.1 mi
- Robin Groff Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Window Arch: 4.3 mi
- Trigon Arch: 5.8 mi
- Sand Dune Arch: 13.2 mi
- Tunnel Arch: 14.6 mi
- Pine Tree Arch: 14.8 mi
- Farmstead History: 0.7 mi
- Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 12.9 mi
- False Kiva: 21.6 mi
- Dewey Suspension Bridge: 22.0 mi
- Denis Julien Inscription: 22.2 mi
- Moab Mural: 1.2 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 1.2 mi
- Utah Burr: 1.3 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 1.3 mi
- Animal sculptures: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 8.9 mi
- Devils Garden Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 15.9 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 3.7 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 3.8 mi
- Faux Falls: 10.9 mi
- "Slytherin Falls": 14.9 mi
- Moab Museum: 1.3 mi
- Moab Giants: 9.1 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 9.1 mi
- Castleton: 13.9 mi
- Miners Basin: 16.2 mi
- Dewey: 21.9 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 14.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 80 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moab, 2 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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