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Hardscrabble Mountain

Hardscrabble Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hardscrabble Mountain rises to 2,136 m in Utah. Mount Lena stands 2,972 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sage Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Utah, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2136 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.55107, -109.06845

Overlooks nearby

99 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Parks: 13
  • Dinosaur National Monument: 6.9 mi
  • Point of Pines Recreation Site: 12.6 mi
  • Pot Creek Recreation Site: 14.6 mi
  • Sears Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
  • Marshall Draw Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Josie Morris Cabin: 10.3 mi
  • Harding Hole Overlook: 12.4 mi
  • Wagon Wheel Overlook: 13.3 mi
  • Swelter Shelter Petroglyphs: 14.2 mi
  • Stump Formation: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Harper's Corner: 3.1 mi
  • Echo Park Overlook: 3.1 mi
  • Canyon Overlook Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Josie Morris Cabin Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Split Mountain Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 19.2 mi
  • Charcoal Likns: 21.7 mi
  • Dinosaur National Monument: 21.8 mi
  • Doc Parson Place: 21.9 mi
  • Veteran Memorial: 24.9 mi
Museums: 3
  • Quarry Exhibit Hall: 14.4 mi
  • Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum: 24.6 mi
  • John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM): 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • On-Off Falls: 1.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Dinah The Pink Dinosaur: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LenaNW 312°2,972 m24.4 mi
Limber FlagNW 307°2,895 m24.0 mi
Limestone MountainNW 309°2,826 m21.2 mi
Zenobia PeakENE 70°2,741 m11.1 mi
Wild MountainN 0°2,696 m7.1 mi
Hoy MountainN 2°2,693 m11.6 mi
Hoy MountainN 2°2,693 m11.6 mi
Tanks PeakESE 118°2,651 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:29
June solstice05:4720:1020:51
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3716:1016:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192741506070777464503623
Precip in0.60.60.60.70.90.50.60.61.21.10.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dinosaur Nm-quarry Area, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1428530 — Hardscrabble Mountain, Uintah County, Utah.

OpenStreetMap element node/356672943

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