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
- 2,104 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Fish Lake Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Mummy Cliff Lookout · 13 mi
- Panorama Point Overlook · 13 mi
- Goosenecks Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Walls of Jericho: 1.6 mi
- Limestone Cliffs: 11.3 mi
- Mummy Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Second Ledges: 13.4 mi
- The Ledges: 13.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Twin Creek Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 9 Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 11: 22.3 mi
- Fruita: 15.8 mi
- Ivie Creek Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Cathedral Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marvine | NW 309° | 3,543 m | 19.2 mi |
| Hilgard Mountain | NW 324° | 3,519 m | 16.3 mi |
| Thousand Lake Mountain | SW 229° | 3,441 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hens Hole Peak | W 266° | 3,309 m | 5.9 mi |
| Windstorm Peak | NW 319° | 3,232 m | 18.8 mi |
| Geyser Peak | WNW 287° | 3,223 m | 6.5 mi |
| Point Lookout | SW 215° | 3,095 m | 7.2 mi |
| Zedds Mountain | WNW 302° | 3,095 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1448234 — Cathedral Mountain, Wayne County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356681337
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 23 mi
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