Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park is a park in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,667 m. Alice Point stands 2,552 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Muffin Arch, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Indian Creek Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1667 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 22 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 25 mi
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 25 mi
- Meander Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Muffin Arch: 0.9 mi
- Tibbett Arch: 1.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 1.5 mi
- The Wall: 1.5 mi
- The Doll House: 2.0 mi
- Lizard Rock: 0.9 mi
- Chocolate Drops: 3.8 mi
- Elaterite Butte: 4.5 mi
- Brimhall Point: 4.8 mi
- The Mother And Child: 5.1 mi
- Big Water Spring: 5.6 mi
- Flint Seep: 8.8 mi
- French Spring: 10.1 mi
- Salt Flat Spring: 10.4 mi
- Cave Spring: 12.5 mi
- Cave Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Orange Cliffs: 11.9 mi
- White Rim: 13.2 mi
- Black Crack: 13.4 mi
- Black Crack: 13.4 mi
- Farmhouse Ruin: 11.4 mi
- Tower Ruin: 12.1 mi
- Keyhole Ruins: 14.3 mi
- Tower Ruin: 14.5 mi
- False Kiva: 17.8 mi
- Lower Jump: 10.8 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 16.9 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Canyonlands National Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Point | S 169° | 2,552 m | 20.6 mi |
| House Park Butte | SSE 154° | 2,211 m | 15.5 mi |
| Lands End | WSW 241° | 2,171 m | 9.1 mi |
| House Point | SSE 154° | 2,169 m | 11.3 mi |
| North Block | SW 235° | 2,146 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cataract Point | SW 228° | 2,129 m | 16.1 mi |
| Lavender Point | ESE 109° | 2,118 m | 19.3 mi |
| Gypsum Point | S 178° | 2,104 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Needles, 12 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Canyonlands National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: May.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
- Western Rattlesnake2 obs
- Leanira Checkerspot2 obs
- Roundleaf buffaloberry2 obs
- lavenderleaf sundrops2 obs
- wedgeleaf draba2 obs
- Golden Eagle1 obs
- Brown-headed Cowbird1 obs
- Bighorn Sheep1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/356681150
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