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Cookie Jar Butte

Cookie Jar Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Cookie Jar Butte rises to 1,307 m in Utah. Navajo Mountain / Naatsisʼáán stands 3,148 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunsight Butte, a peak 2.7 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 14 miles off. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

The story

butte in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Kane County, Utah, United States

Wikidata Q19866063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1307 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.09027, -111.30377

145 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 50
Peaks: 45
  • Gunsight Butte: 2.7 mi
  • Padres Butte: 3.1 mi
  • Romana Bench: 4.0 mi
  • Dominguez Butte: 4.3 mi
  • Gregory Butte: 4.8 mi
Springs: 21
  • Dewey Seep: 5.9 mi
  • Harry Colwes Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Tank Hollow Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Needle Eye Water: 16.1 mi
  • Pool Hollow Spring: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Harveys Fear Cliff: 15.7 mi
  • Straight Cliffs: 17.5 mi
  • Straight Cliffs: 17.5 mi
  • Straight Cliffs: 17.7 mi
  • Straight Cliffs: 17.8 mi
Parks: 8
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • John Wesley Powell Museum: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Owl Bridge: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Echo Peaks Fall: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Navajo Mountain / NaatsisʼáánE 99°3,148 m24.3 mi
Cougar KnollNNE 30°2,318 m17.8 mi
Blondie KnollNE 45°2,296 m17.4 mi
Navajo PointENE 70°2,249 m16.6 mi
Octagon ButteSE 124°2,036 m20.3 mi
Haystack RockESE 108°1,859 m24.7 mi
Balanced Rock MesaESE 109°1,856 m24.4 mi
Round RockESE 112°1,827 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0620:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:4919:24
December solstice07:3616:3217:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384352596981868375624838
Precip in0.70.50.60.30.50.10.50.80.60.90.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wahweap, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356675535

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