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Sand Hollow State Park

Sand Hollow State Park from directly overhead

Sand Hollow State Park is a park in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 911 m. Signal Peak stands 3,159 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixie Springs Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.11592, -113.37507

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dixie Springs Park: 1.0 mi
  • Zions Gate Park: 3.9 mi
  • Airport Park: 4.2 mi
  • Grandpa's Pond Park: 4.2 mi
  • Airport Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks
  • Sand Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Harrisburg Dome: 3.9 mi
  • Sullivan Knoll: 4.0 mi
  • Mollies Nipple: 4.3 mi
  • Washington Dome: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 44
  • The Chute: 2.0 mi
  • Hot Tub: 3.2 mi
  • The Funnel: 3.3 mi
  • Toolbooth: 4.2 mi
  • The Squeeze: 4.6 mi
Springs: 40
  • Gould Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Adair Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Willow Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Pah Tempe Hot Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Pah Tempe Springs: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 4.6 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 5.3 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 6.2 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 7.2 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • The Drill Grouds: 2.8 mi
  • 1930s Los Angeles to Salt Lake City Airway Beacon Remains: 6.2 mi
  • Harrisburg: 6.4 mi
  • Adair Spring Monument: 7.3 mi
  • The Granery: 7.4 mi
Museums: 13
  • Washington City Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm: 8.9 mi
  • Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Silver Reef Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Toquerville Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Toquerville Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Archangel Falls: 22.1 mi
  • R3 - Keyhole Falls - Bolted Rappel Anchor: 10 ft.: 22.3 mi
  • Double Falls: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lower Galoot Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Upper Galoot Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Santa Clara River Reserve: 17.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Meditation Hut Arch: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal PeakNNW 335°3,159 m15.5 mi
Burger PeakNNW 334°3,130 m16.0 mi
Trail PeakNNW 338°2,525 m14.3 mi
Grass KnollNW 323°2,224 m15.2 mi
Red KnollNW 326°2,129 m17.2 mi
Mahogany KnollNW 323°2,112 m16.3 mi
Cedar KnollNW 320°2,056 m14.4 mi
Smithsonian ButteE 90°2,049 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:46
June solstice06:1520:1920:58
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4416:4017:21

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, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard22 obs
  • sand sagebrush16 obs
  • Touristplant15 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle14 obs
  • Canaigre Dock13 obs
  • Sacred Datura11 obs
  • Plains Pricklypear11 obs
  • Eared Grebe9 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/636900012

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