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Quail Creek State Park

Quail Creek State Park from directly overhead

Quail Creek State Park is a park in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 877 m. Signal Peak stands 3,159 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Grandpa's Pond Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates37.18814, -113.38735

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grandpa's Pond Park: 1.0 mi
  • Harrisburg Dog Park: 1.4 mi
  • Zions Gate Park: 1.5 mi
  • Sky Ridge Park: 2.8 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Cottonwood Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Sullivan Knoll: 3.4 mi
  • Sandstone Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Big Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Tecumseh Hill: 4.1 mi
Springs: 49
  • Pah Tempe Hot Springs: 6.3 mi
  • Pah Tempe Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Pah Tempe Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Pah Tempe Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Pah Tempe Springs: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 43
Historic sites: 16
  • Harrisburg: 1.4 mi
  • (WIP) Entry Monument: 6.3 mi
  • Leeds Creek Kiln: 6.6 mi
  • 1930s Los Angeles to Salt Lake City Airway Beacon Remains: 7.4 mi
  • Adair Spring Monument: 7.6 mi
Museums: 13
  • Silver Reef Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Washington City Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm: 10.1 mi
  • St. George Art Museum: 12.0 mi
  • McQuarrie Memorial Pioneer DUP Museum: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 5.8 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 6.0 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 6.1 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 6.1 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Toquerville Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Toquerville Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Archangel Falls: 20.1 mi
  • R3 - Keyhole Falls - Bolted Rappel Anchor: 10 ft.: 20.3 mi
  • R2 - Bolted Rappel Anchor: 6 ft.: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lower Galoot Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Upper Galoot Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Santa Clara River Reserve: 17.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Double Arch Alcove: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Quail Creek State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal PeakNNW 328°3,159 m10.8 mi
Burger PeakNNW 327°3,130 m11.4 mi
Big PointN 1°3,049 m15.6 mi
Gardner PeakNNW 346°2,879 m14.5 mi
Saddle MountainNW 323°2,770 m15.0 mi
Mount BaldyN 9°2,710 m17.0 mi
Trail PeakNNW 330°2,525 m9.5 mi
Grass KnollNW 310°2,224 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:46
June solstice06:1420:1920:58
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4416:4017:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553596777838274624839
Precip in1.41.81.40.80.50.20.61.00.91.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Verkin, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Creosote Bush57 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard42 obs
  • Plains Pricklypear40 obs
  • Sacred Datura29 obs
  • Desert Spiny Lizard29 obs
  • American Coot23 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus22 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle21 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/44946831

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