Golden Throne
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Golden Throne rises to 2,146 m in Utah. Bluebell Knoll stands 3,447 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Scenic Drive Stop 9 Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.9 miles away. Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
The Golden Throne is a 7,041-foot (2,146 m) mountain in Capitol Reef National Park in Wayne County, Utah, United States. It is a rock formation dome made of a gold color stained Navajo Sandstone, which is particularly special because normally the sandstone is creamy white or red. The presence of a small amount of the Carmel Formation on top of the Navajo Sandstone is the reason for this staining. A two-mile-long (3.2 km) trail runs below the mountain. The summit is 7,042 feet (2,146 m) in elevation and is part of the Waterpocket Fold, a nearly 100-mile-long (160 km) monocline.
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Wikidata Q5579871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,146 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Fish Lake Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
Overlooks nearby
- South Fruita Overlook · 5 mi
- North Fruita Overlook · 6 mi
- Hickman Bridge Overlook · 6 mi
- Rim Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eph Hanks Tower: 1.2 mi
- Ferns Nipple: 2.5 mi
- Danish Hill: 4.8 mi
- Pectols Pyramid: 5.1 mi
- Navajo Dome: 5.8 mi
- Aspen Spring: 9.0 mi
- Chipmunk Spring: 10.6 mi
- Indianwater Seep: 12.4 mi
- Dripping Rock Seep: 14.1 mi
- Spruce Spring: 14.2 mi
- Egyptian Temple: 1.3 mi
- Pioneer Register: 1.4 mi
- Water Tanks: 1.5 mi
- Cassidy Arch: 3.7 mi
- The Narrows: 3.8 mi
- Waterpocket Fold: 2.3 mi
- Caineville Reef: 7.5 mi
- Mummy Cliff: 8.6 mi
- The Terrace: 12.1 mi
- North Caineville Reef: 13.9 mi
- Red Cliff Oasis: 13.9 mi
- Town Park: 14.0 mi
- KE Bullock Waterfowl Management Area: 20.3 mi
- Bicknell Town Park: 21.1 mi
- Coombs Site: 24.9 mi
- Fremont River Waterfall: 5.0 mi
- Lower Waterfall: 6.8 mi
- Middle Waterfall: 7.8 mi
- Upper Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Diversion Dam Ruins: 6.5 mi
- Car Ruins: 9.0 mi
- Bicknell Veterans and Heritage Memorial: 21.6 mi
- Old bunker: 24.6 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 9 Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 11: 1.1 mi
- Upper Muley Twist Arch: 21.9 mi
- Anasazi State Park Museum: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Golden Throne. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebell Knoll | WSW 257° | 3,447 m | 17.7 mi |
| Boulder Mountain | SW 236° | 3,380 m | 16.3 mi |
| Lookout Peak | W 259° | 3,378 m | 20.6 mi |
| Chokecherry Point | WSW 238° | 3,283 m | 10.7 mi |
| Dry Lakes Peak | ESE 105° | 3,182 m | 20.9 mi |
| The Baldys | SW 227° | 3,014 m | 18.2 mi |
| Keller Knoll | SW 232° | 2,927 m | 10.7 mi |
| Point Lookout | SSW 214° | 2,896 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 31 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitol Reef NP, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Capitol Reef 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356678631
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 2 mi
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