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Butcher Knife

Butcher Knife, seen from above at true elevation

Butcher Knife rises to 1,893 m in Utah. Lake Fork Mountain stands 3,320 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top, a peak 1.2 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Utah, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017182, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1893 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.32468, -110.15515

114 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 59
Peaks: 21
Parks: 20
  • Big Sand State Park: 4.0 mi
  • Constitution Park: 8.0 mi
  • Roosevelt City Walking Park: 8.0 mi
  • Central Park: 8.7 mi
  • LDS Church Park: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 14.1 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 14.6 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 14.7 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 14.8 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Duchesne "D": 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butcher Knife. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake Fork MountainNW 318°3,320 m23.5 mi
Goose Egg PeakN 6°3,258 m23.9 mi
Flat Top MountainNNW 345°3,195 m21.4 mi
Pole MountainNNE 16°3,053 m22.1 mi
Mosby MountainNNE 33°3,051 m23.4 mi
Ice Cave PeakNNE 33°3,051 m23.4 mi
WhiterocksNE 36°2,647 m22.0 mi
Washs NippleNNW 347°2,431 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5220:1420:55
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:4116:1516:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182334415060676556443119
Precip in0.70.60.50.81.10.80.61.01.21.00.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altamont, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356672248

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