Skip to content
Byway
Peak · Utah

Bee Hive

Bee Hive, a peak in Utah
Bee Hive, a peak in UtahQuinn Dombrowski · CC BY-SA 2.0
Bee Hive, a peak in Utah
Ron Clausen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bee Hive, a peak in Utah
Daniel Olah danesduet10 · CC0
Bee Hive, a peak in Utah
Roger Sylvia · CC BY-SA 3.0

More photographs at the Wikimedia Commons category.

Bee Hive rises to 2,059 m in Utah. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the west-southwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Streaked Wall, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

About

The story

Bee Hive is a 6,904 feet (2,104 m) Navajo Sandstone mountain in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States, that is part of the Towers of the Virgin.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49011776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2059 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.22498, -112.98688

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 57
  • Cabin Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Stave Spring (seasonal): 5.2 mi
  • Rimrock Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Mystery Springs: 5.7 mi
  • Potato Hollow Springs: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Zion Canyon Scenic Drive: 0.8 mi
  • Zion National Park: 1.7 mi
  • Upper Emerald Pool: 2.5 mi
  • Middle Emerald Pool: 2.6 mi
  • Lower Emerald Pool: 2.6 mi
Parks: 38
  • Springdale Town Park: 2.1 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 10.2 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 10.8 mi
  • Virgin Town Park: 11.3 mi
  • Falls Park: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 13
  • Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 1.6 mi
  • Double Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Menu Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Mystery Canyon Falls: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Meditation Hut Arch: 16.8 mi
  • Double Arch Alcove: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Bee Hive. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The West TempleWSW 241°2,383 m2.1 mi
The East TempleE 98°2,356 m2.0 mi
Church MesaN 352°2,250 m2.3 mi
North Guardian AngelNNW 328°2,249 m7.4 mi
Meridian TowerWNW 299°2,233 m0.9 mi
Greatheart MesaNNW 340°2,232 m6.1 mi
Mount KinesavaSW 232°2,186 m3.1 mi
The SundialWSW 251°2,184 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1320:1720:56
September equinox07:2118:5619:30
December solstice07:4316:3817:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424652586879858376635141
Precip in2.02.12.01.20.80.21.11.61.21.21.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zion NP, 1 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Zion National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1433261 — Bee Hive, Washington County, Utah.

OpenStreetMap element node/356674498

More peaks in Utah

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Bee Hive.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens