Desolation Canyon Historical Landmark
Desolation Canyon Historical Landmark is a park in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,441 m. Horse Haven Summit stands 2,375 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Wrinkles, a cliff 3.9 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1441 m
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
54 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Knolls: 6.9 mi
- Gray Knolls: 7.4 mi
- Peters Point: 8.4 mi
- Antelope Knolls: 8.6 mi
- Flu Knolls: 9.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 15.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 17.2 mi
- Pine Spring: 18.3 mi
- Seep: 19.5 mi
- Johnson Spring: 19.8 mi
- The Wrinkles: 3.9 mi
- Bad Land Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Death Canyon Point: 24.2 mi
- Greater Prairie Park: 5.9 mi
- Pariette Waterfowl Habitat Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Ouray National Wildlife Refuge: 24.8 mi
- Harper: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desolation Canyon Historical Landmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Haven Summit | SW 219° | 2,375 m | 19.3 mi |
| Flat Rock Mesa | SSE 148° | 2,279 m | 23.8 mi |
| Flat Iron Mesa | WSW 242° | 2,254 m | 14.8 mi |
| Flat Top | WSW 241° | 2,186 m | 15.4 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SE 130° | 2,076 m | 22.0 mi |
| Twin Knolls | WNW 291° | 2,045 m | 6.9 mi |
| Gray Knoll | S 185° | 2,017 m | 10.9 mi |
| Little Pack Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,002 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 26 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouray 4NE, 25 mi away.
- Common Side-blotched Lizard2 obs
- Greasewood2 obs
- Domestic Horse2 obs
- Northern Scorpion2 obs
- Chukar1 obs
- Canada Goose1 obs
- Rock Wren1 obs
- Common Raven1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356675557
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