- Elevation
- 1,797 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Lake Fork Mountain3,320 m · 23.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway8.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2963, -110.2210
Big Sand State Park is a park in Utah, at a recorded 1,797 m. Lake Fork Mountain stands 3,320 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top, a peak 2.7 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 1797 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Sand State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Fork Mountain | NNW 328° | 3,320 m | 23.0 mi |
| Farm Creek Peak | WNW 298° | 3,208 m | 25.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | N 354° | 3,195 m | 22.7 mi |
| Dry Mountain | WNW 293° | 3,002 m | 22.4 mi |
| Washs Nipple | N 0° | 2,431 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bald Knoll | WNW 300° | 2,410 m | 16.3 mi |
| Twin Knolls | WNW 294° | 2,256 m | 15.0 mi |
| Blacktail Mountain | W 263° | 2,236 m | 18.6 mi |
- 8.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic BywayNational
94 named places within 25 miles
- Willow Spring: 13.4 mi
- Seep: 17.6 mi
- Currant Spring: 18.0 mi
- Cart Hollow Spring: 18.8 mi
- Boundary Spring: 20.1 mi
- Flat Top: 2.7 mi
- Butcher Knife: 4.0 mi
- Flattop Butte: 8.0 mi
- Todd Hill: 12.6 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Myton City Park: 11.0 mi
- Constitution Park: 11.2 mi
- Roosevelt City Walking Park: 11.2 mi
- Central Park: 12.0 mi
- LDS Church Park: 12.0 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 17.1 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 17.6 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 17.7 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 17.8 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 17.9 mi
- Potter Castle: 12.4 mi
- Northern Ute Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Cedarview: 10.4 mi
- Duchesne "D": 13.4 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:14 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altamont, 6 mi away.
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