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Flat Top

Flat Top, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Top rises to 1,877 m in Utah. Lake Fork Mountain stands 3,320 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Butcher Knife, a peak 1.2 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Duchesne County, Utah, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1877 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.31496, -110.17488

110 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 55
Peaks: 23
Parks: 19
  • Big Sand State Park: 2.7 mi
  • Constitution Park: 8.9 mi
  • Roosevelt City Walking Park: 8.9 mi
  • Central Park: 9.6 mi
  • LDS Church Park: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 14.9 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 15.5 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 15.5 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 15.7 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Duchesne "D": 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flat Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake Fork MountainNW 321°3,320 m23.4 mi
Goose Egg PeakN 9°3,258 m24.7 mi
Flat Top MountainNNW 348°3,195 m21.8 mi
Pole MountainNNE 18°3,053 m23.0 mi
Ice Cave PeakNE 34°3,051 m24.5 mi
Mosby MountainNE 34°3,051 m24.5 mi
Dry MountainWNW 288°3,002 m24.2 mi
WhiterocksNE 37°2,647 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5220:1420:55
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:4116:1516:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182334415060676556443119
Precip in0.70.60.50.81.10.80.61.01.21.00.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altamont, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356672704

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