Bald Knoll
Bald Knoll rises to 2,132 m in Utah. Black Butte stands 2,911 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Spaniard Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Mt Carmel Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off. 156 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
Bald Knoll, also called Black Knoll, Buck Knoll or Corral Knoll, is a cinder cone in Utah, in the Southwestern United States. It is the youngest volcano at the southwest portion of the Paunsaugunt Plateau and it consists of basaltic lava with a well-preserved volcanic crater at its summit.
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Wikidata Q804735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,132 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Poverty Gulch Rim Overlook · 24 mi
- Navajo Lake Overlook · 25 mi
- Checkerboard Mesa · 27 mi
- Sheep, Mountain Zion · 27 mi
156 named places within 25 miles
- Buck Knoll: 5.2 mi
- Carly Knoll: 5.5 mi
- Table Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Black Knoll: 5.9 mi
- Mark Point: 6.7 mi
- Spaniard Spring: 1.8 mi
- Fuller Spring: 1.8 mi
- Fisher Spring: 1.8 mi
- Elbo Spring: 2.3 mi
- Old Corral Spring: 6.0 mi
- Great Chamber: 10.1 mi
- Yovimpa Point: 13.7 mi
- Lefevre Cabin: 14.7 mi
- Inchworm Arch: 15.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Red Breaks: 6.5 mi
- Cutler Point: 8.8 mi
- White Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Elkheart Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Farview Point: 17.4 mi
- Crocodile Staging Area: 12.7 mi
- Kanab City Park: 19.8 mi
- Levi Steward Memorial Park: 20.4 mi
- Hatch Town Park: 22.3 mi
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 22.8 mi
- Maynard Dixon Living History Museum: 14.8 mi
- Moqui Cave: 16.6 mi
- Kanab Museum: 20.3 mi
- Kanab Heritage Museum: 20.3 mi
- Little Hollywood Movie Museum: 20.5 mi
- Johnson: 16.8 mi
- Asay: 18.3 mi
- Johnson Ranch: 20.6 mi
- Georgetown: 24.2 mi
- Rainbow Point Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Whiteman Bench Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- CCC Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Shingle Creek Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Gunsmoke Movie Set: 14.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.6 mi
- Starlight Arch: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte | NNE 11° | 2,911 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rainbow Point | NE 42° | 2,778 m | 13.8 mi |
| Don Spring Mountain | N 2° | 2,771 m | 12.2 mi |
| George Mountain | N 4° | 2,750 m | 14.6 mi |
| Peak 8841 | N 7° | 2,695 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bowers Knoll | NW 324° | 2,602 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pine Knoll | WNW 289° | 2,601 m | 18.9 mi |
| Noon Canyon Butte | NNE 32° | 2,567 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356671978
Day trips start here
- Mount Carmel Junction · 17 mi
- Bryce Canyon National Park · 21 mi
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