De Mille Peak
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
- 3.7 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Watchman Overlook · 5 mi
- Canyon Overlook · 6 mi
- Pullout · 6 mi
- Pullout · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Streaked Wall: 6.7 mi
- Cottonwood Point: 11.0 mi
- Scotts Point: 11.9 mi
- Lyons Point: 12.2 mi
- Parashont Point: 12.4 mi
- 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
- Zion Human History Museum: 5.8 mi
- Maynard Dixon Living History Museum: 18.9 mi
- Pipe Spring Visitor Center and Museum: 22.2 mi
- Moqui Cave: 22.2 mi
- Silver Reef Museum: 23.7 mi
- The Windlass: 5.2 mi
- Powell Plaque: 6.9 mi
- Grafton: 6.9 mi
- Pit-house: 13.6 mi
- (WIP) Entry Monument: 20.3 mi
- Northrop: 3.5 mi
- Adventure: 6.3 mi
- Grafton: 6.8 mi
- Duncan's Retreat: 9.9 mi
- Silver Reef: 23.7 mi
- Meditation Hut Arch: 10.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The West Temple | NNW 333° | 2,383 m | 6.5 mi |
| The East Temple | N 8° | 2,356 m | 6.6 mi |
| Church Mesa | N 351° | 2,250 m | 9.2 mi |
| Meridian Tower | NNW 346° | 2,233 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Kinesava | NW 324° | 2,186 m | 6.0 mi |
| The Sundial | NNW 332° | 2,184 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Sentinel | N 354° | 2,148 m | 7.3 mi |
| Castle Dome | N 359° | 2,141 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:38 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 68 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
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
Day trips start here
- Zion National Park · 13 mi
- Mount Carmel Junction · 17 mi
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