Red Creek Wildlife Management Area
Red Creek Wildlife Management Area is a park in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,211 m. Brown Duck Mountain stands 3,615 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Grey Wolf Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2211 m
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 24.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 27 mi
- Provo River Overlook · 28 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 29 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Grey Wolf Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Tabby Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Blacktail Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 9.1 mi
- The Mesa: 9.6 mi
- Tonigut Spring: 7.5 mi
- Warm Springs: 11.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 11.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 11.9 mi
- Larsen Spring: 13.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 4.6 mi
- Rabbit Gulch Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
- Wildcat Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Skitzy Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Soldier Creek Dam Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
- The Point: 9.1 mi
- Red Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Timber Point: 13.2 mi
- Mount Albert: 14.7 mi
- Red Ledge: 15.0 mi
- Strawberry River Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
- Duchesne "D": 19.2 mi
- Potter Castle: 19.3 mi
- Masashi Goto Monument: 22.7 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Little Deer Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Creek Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Duck Mountain | NNE 14° | 3,615 m | 24.6 mi |
| East Grandaddy Mountain | N 352° | 3,551 m | 20.9 mi |
| West Grandaddy Mountain | NNW 346° | 3,504 m | 21.7 mi |
| Rock Creek | NNE 19° | 3,471 m | 20.6 mi |
| Lake Fork Mountain | NE 37° | 3,320 m | 24.6 mi |
| Castle Rocks | NNW 343° | 3,247 m | 18.4 mi |
| Red Creek Mountain | WNW 299° | 3,227 m | 16.5 mi |
| Farm Creek Peak | NNE 22° | 3,208 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:17 | 17:01 |
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 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duchesne, 20 mi away.
- Wapiti2 obs
- Greater Short-horned Lizard1 obs
- Utah Milkvetch1 obs
- Western Sweet-vetch1 obs
- Longleaf Phlox1 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/356676150
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