Elephant Hill
Elephant Hill rises to 1,687 m in Utah. Shay Mountain stands 3,040 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Point, a peak 1.5 miles away. Indian Creek Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,687 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 22 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 24 mi
- Meander Overlook · 24 mi
- Basin Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle Point: 1.5 mi
- Salt Flat Butte: 3.3 mi
- House Point: 8.7 mi
- North Sixshooter Peak: 8.9 mi
- Lizard Rock: 9.5 mi
- Devil's Pocket: 1.6 mi
- Chesler Park: 2.0 mi
- Silver Stairs: 2.4 mi
- S.O.B. Hill: 2.5 mi
- The Joint (North End): 2.5 mi
- Salt Flat Spring: 2.1 mi
- Peekaboo Spring: 4.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 4.5 mi
- Upper Jump: 7.3 mi
- Four Faces Spring: 7.6 mi
- Cave Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Critic's Choice: 14.4 mi
- Catwall: 15.0 mi
- Reservoir Wall: 15.3 mi
- Rambo Walls: 15.7 mi
- Keyhole Ruins: 5.7 mi
- Tower Ruin: 5.9 mi
- Farmhouse Ruin: 9.8 mi
- False Kiva: 20.2 mi
- Fort Bottom Ruin: 24.5 mi
- Lower Jump: 4.7 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 9.9 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 6.2 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 8.6 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Home of Truth: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Elephant Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shay Mountain | SE 132° | 3,040 m | 20.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | S 171° | 2,820 m | 18.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,588 m | 20.5 mi |
| Seven Sisters Buttes | SSE 161° | 2,569 m | 17.8 mi |
| Alice Point | SSW 194° | 2,552 m | 18.6 mi |
| Boundary Butte | SSE 163° | 2,497 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cathedral Butte | SSE 150° | 2,400 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bridger Jack Point | SE 142° | 2,297 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Needles, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Canyonlands 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1427789 — Elephant Hill, San Juan County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356672644
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 4 mi
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