Corson Peak
Corson Peak rises to 2,917 m in Utah. Gilbert Peak stands 4,095 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Phil Pico Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022204, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,917 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sheep Creek Bay Overlook Interpretive Area · 12 mi
- Sheep Creek Overlook · 12 mi
- Lookout Sheep Creek · 13 mi
- Greendale Overlook · 23 mi
63 named places within 25 miles
- Phil Pico Mountain: 0.1 mi
- Jessen Butte: 6.3 mi
- Widdop Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Sheep Creek Hill: 9.5 mi
- Ute Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Palisades Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
- Lost Creek Park: 8.1 mi
- Daggett County Centennial Park: 10.3 mi
- Navajo Cliffs Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Lucerne Point Group Site: 17.6 mi
- Antelope Spring: 6.9 mi
- Big Spring: 7.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 12.7 mi
- Lucky Spring: 22.2 mi
- Bennion Spring: 22.6 mi
- Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area: 8.1 mi
- Moose Ponds Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Blacktail Cliff: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Corson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | WSW 245° | 4,095 m | 24.2 mi |
| East Gunsight | WSW 241° | 3,937 m | 24.4 mi |
| East Gilbert Peak | WSW 243° | 3,917 m | 23.3 mi |
| Anne Benchmark Peak | WSW 244° | 3,878 m | 21.6 mi |
| South Burro Peak | SW 235° | 3,873 m | 16.8 mi |
| Coffin Mountain | WSW 242° | 3,863 m | 20.1 mi |
| North Burro Peak | SW 236° | 3,860 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Davis | WSW 237° | 3,793 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:11 | 16:55 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manila, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1439983 — Corson Peak, Daggett County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356677935
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