Soldier Creek Recreation Complex
Soldier Creek Recreation Complex is a park in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,329 m. Red Creek Mountain stands 3,227 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicken Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 20 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2329 m
How to reach it
- 20.1 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 20.1 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 23.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
128 named places within 25 miles
- Island Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Square Top Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Sage Hen Knoll: 5.9 mi
- Strawberry North Summit: 7.9 mi
- Strawberry Peak: 8.1 mi
- Chicken Spring: 1.2 mi
- Soldier Springs: 2.1 mi
- Soldier Springs: 2.2 mi
- Soldier Springs: 2.2 mi
- White Point Spring: 4.0 mi
- Soldier Creek Dam Day Use Area: 1.6 mi
- Wildcat Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Strawberry Bay Recreation Complex: 6.4 mi
- Avintaquin Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Red Creek Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Group 1A: 18.7 mi
- Whiskey Springs Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- City Pavilion: 23.3 mi
- Creekside Pavilion: 23.3 mi
- Red Ledge: 10.9 mi
- The Jumpoff: 11.7 mi
- Timber Point: 12.8 mi
- Red Ledge: 12.8 mi
- White Ledge: 16.3 mi
- West Portal: 10.5 mi
- Soldier Summit: 15.5 mi
- Mill Fork: 18.8 mi
- Colton: 20.8 mi
- Kyune: 23.2 mi
- Strawberry River Day Use Area: 2.2 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 16.4 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 17.3 mi
- Diamond Arch: 19.2 mi
- Magnus Arch: 22.0 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Soldier Summit Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Dryfall: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldier Creek Recreation Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Creek Mountain | N 7° | 3,227 m | 17.8 mi |
| Currant Creek Peak | NNW 337° | 3,175 m | 16.9 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | SSE 154° | 3,125 m | 8.1 mi |
| Strawberry North Summit | SSE 151° | 3,117 m | 7.9 mi |
| Heber Mountain | NNW 340° | 3,114 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bald Knoll | NNW 334° | 3,075 m | 20.5 mi |
| Tabby Mountain | NE 44° | 3,051 m | 19.2 mi |
| Raspberry Knoll | NNE 18° | 3,039 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:17 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:19 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spanish FK PWR House, 30 mi away.
- Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout7 obs
- hound's-tongue5 obs
- Western Grebe4 obs
- Great Blue Heron3 obs
- Brittle Pricklypear3 obs
- Sockeye Salmon3 obs
- musk thistle3 obs
- Uinta Ground Squirrel3 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/356682012
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