Factory Butte
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Factory Butte rises to 1,931 m in Utah. Dry Lakes Peak stands 3,182 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Skyline Rim, a cliff 3.9 miles away. Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Factory Butte in Wayne County, Utah, is a 6,302-foot (1,921 m) summit in the Upper Blue Hills in northern Wayne County, Utah, United States, about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Hanksville and about 14 miles (23 km) east of Capitol Reef National Park boundary. The butte was so named by early settlers who thought its outline resembled a huge factory building, the Provo woolen mill in particular.
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Wikidata Q20714583, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,931 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 27.5 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hickman Bridge Overlook · 20 mi
- North Fruita Overlook · 20 mi
- South Fruita Overlook · 21 mi
- Rim Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Steamboat Point: 6.7 mi
- Queen of the Wash: 7.4 mi
- Cain Point: 7.5 mi
- Through Point: 8.0 mi
- Town Point: 8.8 mi
- Caine Springs: 5.7 mi
- Willow Seep: 8.6 mi
- Bullberry Spring: 10.4 mi
- Corral Canyon Spring: 11.2 mi
- Bert Avery Seep: 12.7 mi
- Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry: 6.7 mi
- Historic Concrete Mixer: 7.2 mi
- Cathedral Valley Loop Tour (end): 9.3 mi
- Wolverton Mill: 11.7 mi
- Metal Arts: 11.8 mi
- Skyline Rim: 3.9 mi
- North Caineville Reef: 4.0 mi
- Long Dong Silver: 5.4 mi
- South Caineville Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Caineville Reef: 9.9 mi
- Fremont River Waterfall: 17.0 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 19.9 mi
- Scorpion Falls: 20.0 mi
- Lower Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Middle Waterfall: 22.7 mi
- Miner's Cabin: 12.7 mi
- Car Ruins: 13.0 mi
- Diversion Dam Ruins: 21.5 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 11: 21.0 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 9 Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Carl's Critter Garden: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Factory Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Lakes Peak | SSE 165° | 3,182 m | 21.4 mi |
| Ferns Nipple | SW 231° | 2,153 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 317° | 2,151 m | 16.0 mi |
| East Cedar Mountain | NW 322° | 2,148 m | 16.0 mi |
| Golden Throne | SW 224° | 2,146 m | 21.1 mi |
| McKay Point | N 10° | 2,128 m | 20.8 mi |
| Moroni Point | NNW 332° | 2,084 m | 11.8 mi |
| Temple Mountain | NE 36° | 2,064 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 29 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 77 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanksville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356672676
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 21 mi
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