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Cathedral Mountain

Cathedral Mountain rises to 2,104 m in Utah. Mount Marvine stands 3,543 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Needle Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Fish Lake Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

Cathedral Mountain is a 6,924-foot (2,110 m) summit located in Capitol Reef National Park, in Wayne County of Utah, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49018691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2104 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.49281, -111.36650

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Needle Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Acklin Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Billings Point: 4.6 mi
  • Solomons Temple: 5.8 mi
  • Hens Hole Peak: 5.9 mi
Springs: 41
  • Pine Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Rock Springs: 4.2 mi
  • Birch Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Round Lake Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Upper Deep Creek Spring: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Glass Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Nels Johnson Natural Bridge: 15.8 mi
  • Historic Gifford House: 15.8 mi
  • The Narrows: 17.6 mi
  • Cassidy Arch: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
Parks: 7
  • Town Park: 13.5 mi
  • Red Cliff Oasis: 13.8 mi
  • Renon's Corner: 13.8 mi
  • John C. Fremont Park: 14.0 mi
  • Bicknell Town Park: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Upper Waterfall: 14.2 mi
  • Middle Waterfall: 14.3 mi
  • Lower Waterfall: 14.9 mi
  • Fremont River Waterfall: 17.9 mi
  • Scorpion Falls: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Bicknell Veterans and Heritage Memorial: 14.5 mi
  • Diversion Dam Ruins: 15.1 mi
  • Loa Veteran's Memorial: 16.2 mi
  • Car Ruins: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Cathedral Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarvineNW 309°3,543 m19.2 mi
Hilgard MountainNW 324°3,519 m16.3 mi
Thousand Lake MountainSW 229°3,441 m8.0 mi
Hens Hole PeakW 266°3,309 m5.9 mi
Windstorm PeakNW 319°3,232 m18.8 mi
Geyser PeakWNW 287°3,223 m6.5 mi
Point LookoutSW 215°3,095 m7.2 mi
Zedds MountainWNW 302°3,095 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0220:1420:54
September equinox07:1418:4919:24
December solstice07:4016:2717:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543495869747264523929
Precip in0.40.60.70.50.60.41.60.90.90.90.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrey 7 E, 14 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Capitol Reef National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: May.

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1448234 — Cathedral Mountain, Wayne County, Utah.

OpenStreetMap element node/356681337

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