Little Sahara National Recreation Area
Little Sahara National Recreation Area is a park in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,556 m. Fool Creek Peak stands 2,936 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jericho Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.3 miles away. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1556 m
How to reach it
127 named places within 25 miles
- Railroad Springs: 11.6 mi
- Railroad Springs: 11.6 mi
- Railroad Springs: 11.6 mi
- Railroad Springs: 11.6 mi
- Railroad Springs: 11.7 mi
- Black Mountains: 4.0 mi
- Sand Hills: 5.0 mi
- Sand Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Sunset Ridge: 6.2 mi
- Champlin Peak: 10.1 mi
- Jericho: 9.2 mi
- Knight: 18.8 mi
- Diamond: 18.9 mi
- Silver City: 19.0 mi
- Mammoth: 20.1 mi
- Pioneer charcoal burning pits: 13.2 mi
- Chief Lime Plant: 24.3 mi
- Enoch Point: 19.6 mi
- Devils Twist: 21.8 mi
- Oak City Park: 22.9 mi
- Mills Meadows Waterfowl Management Area: 24.0 mi
- Jericho Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan's Woodpile: 14.2 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
- Tintic Mining Museum: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Sahara National Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fool Creek Peak | SSE 158° | 2,936 m | 23.3 mi |
| Black Crook Peak | NNW 335° | 2,802 m | 21.2 mi |
| Dutch Peak | NNW 341° | 2,726 m | 18.2 mi |
| Black Peak | NNW 340° | 2,711 m | 17.8 mi |
| Buck Peak | SSE 162° | 2,623 m | 22.8 mi |
| Boulter Peak | NNE 24° | 2,530 m | 22.5 mi |
| Tintic Mountain | ENE 64° | 2,495 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mammoth Peak | NE 42° | 2,471 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:26 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Sahara REC Area, 4 mi away.
- Common Side-blotched Lizard5 obs
- Prickly Russian Thistle3 obs
- Utah Juniper3 obs
- Juniper Titmouse2 obs
- Western Whiptail2 obs
- Kit Fox2 obs
- Torrey's milkvetch2 obs
- Obscure Darkling Beetle2 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/356683172
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