The Cockscomb Wilderness Study Area
The Cockscomb Wilderness Study Area is a nature reserve in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,401 m. Mollies Nipple stands 2,214 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoodoo Forest, a attraction 2.9 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 27 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
- 28.7 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Le Fevre Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoodoo Forest: 2.9 mi
- Toadstool Hoodoo: 3.7 mi
- The Nautilus: 4.5 mi
- Hidden Cache: 5.8 mi
- Potholes: 6.2 mi
- Johnson Store Butte: 3.1 mi
- Fivemile Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Yellow Rock: 7.4 mi
- Coyote Point: 7.5 mi
- Calico Peak: 7.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 3.2 mi
- Five Mile Spring: 3.5 mi
- Lower Coyote Spring: 5.3 mi
- White House Spring: 5.5 mi
- Calf Spring: 6.4 mi
- The Rimrocks: 3.5 mi
- The Dive: 8.0 mi
- White Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Deer Range Point: 16.8 mi
- White Cliffs: 17.4 mi
- Coyote Buttes North: 12.4 mi
- Coyote Buttes South: 14.9 mi
- Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness: 19.3 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: 22.1 mi
- Buckskin Gulch Arch: 7.8 mi
- Starlight Arch: 8.7 mi
- Dick's Arch: 12.1 mi
- Big Water Park: 14.3 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: 22.3 mi
- Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap: 3.5 mi
- Paria: 7.0 mi
- Lone Rock Beach: 22.5 mi
- Wilson Ranch: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Cockscomb Wilderness Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mollies Nipple | NW 316° | 2,214 m | 11.5 mi |
| Timber Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,196 m | 18.7 mi |
| Little No Mans Mesa | WNW 296° | 2,178 m | 18.7 mi |
| No Mans Mesa | NW 317° | 2,151 m | 16.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,142 m | 24.8 mi |
| Timber Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,121 m | 20.5 mi |
| Calf Pasture Point | NW 316° | 2,099 m | 19.0 mi |
| Jodys Knoll | WNW 289° | 2,087 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:34 | 17:15 |
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 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paria RS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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