Blacktail Mountain
Blacktail Mountain rises to 2,236 m in Utah. Rock Creek stands 3,471 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rabbit Gulch Wildlife Management Area, a park 4.0 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,236 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
55 named places within 25 miles
- Steamboat Mountain: 6.8 mi
- The Nipple: 6.8 mi
- Todd Hill: 9.4 mi
- Twin Knolls: 9.5 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Rabbit Gulch Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Red Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 9.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 11.2 mi
- Duchesne City and Roy Park: 11.5 mi
- Tonigut Spring: 8.8 mi
- Currant Spring: 10.7 mi
- Birch Spring: 14.5 mi
- Warm Springs: 18.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 19.0 mi
- Mount Albert: 14.0 mi
- Red Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Timber Point: 16.6 mi
- Red Ledge: 23.8 mi
- The Jumpoff: 24.8 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Potter Castle: 10.7 mi
- Duchesne "D": 10.9 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blacktail Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek | N 355° | 3,471 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lake Fork Mountain | NNE 16° | 3,320 m | 22.6 mi |
| Castle Rocks | NW 325° | 3,247 m | 24.1 mi |
| Farm Creek Peak | NNW 345° | 3,208 m | 14.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 2° | 3,208 m | 23.9 mi |
| Tabby Mountain | WNW 297° | 3,051 m | 13.3 mi |
| Raspberry Knoll | WNW 287° | 3,039 m | 21.6 mi |
| Dry Mountain | N 349° | 3,002 m | 11.2 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 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356672093
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