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De Mille Peak

De Mille Peak, seen from above at true elevation

De Mille Peak rises to 1,993 m in Utah. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

De Mille Peak is a summit in Washington County, Utah, in the United States with an elevation of 6,539 feet (1,993 m). It is in the Canaan Mountain Wilderness and near the southern boundary of Zion National Park. De Mille Peak was named in honor of Bishop Oliver De Mille, a Mormon pioneer.

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Wikidata Q22073310, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1993 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.12637, -112.96744

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • South Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Shunesburg Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Eagle Crags: 2.5 mi
  • Transview Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Mountain: 3.1 mi
Springs: 50
  • Rimrock Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Sawmill Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Canaan Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Canaan Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Canaan Springs: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Shunesburg Mail Drop: 2.5 mi
  • Indian Walkway: 4.4 mi
  • Black Rocks: 4.8 mi
  • Zion National Park: 5.2 mi
  • Eye of Heaven (Water Canyon Arch): 5.6 mi
Parks: 38
  • Springdale Town Park: 5.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 9.0 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 11.1 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 11.4 mi
  • Virgin Town Park: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 6.3 mi
  • Menu Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Double Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Mystery Canyon Falls: 12.0 mi
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 1
  • Meditation Hut Arch: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of De Mille Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The West TempleNNW 333°2,383 m6.5 mi
The East TempleN 8°2,356 m6.6 mi
Church MesaN 351°2,250 m9.2 mi
Meridian TowerNNW 346°2,233 m7.5 mi
Mount KinesavaNW 324°2,186 m6.0 mi
The SundialNNW 332°2,184 m6.9 mi
The SentinelN 354°2,148 m7.3 mi
Castle DomeN 359°2,141 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1320:1720:56
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4316:3817:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424652586879858376635141
Precip in2.02.12.01.20.80.21.11.61.21.21.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zion NP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1427239 — De Mille Peak, Washington County, Utah.

OpenStreetMap element node/356672540

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