Hilgard Mountain
Hilgard Mountain rises to 3,519 m in Utah. Mount Marvine stands 3,543 m to the west-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Windstorm Peak, a peak 2.9 miles away. Fish Lake Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
Hilgard Mountain is a summit in Sevier County, Utah, in the United States. Its elevation is 11,538 feet (3,517 m) NAVD 88. The summit is in the Fishlake National Forest. It was named for Julius Erasmus Hilgard, former superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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Wikidata Q18152952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3519 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Fish Lake Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lion's Head · 27 mi
- Chimney Rock Overlook · 29 mi
- Mummy Cliff Lookout · 29 mi
- Panorama Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Windstorm Peak: 2.9 mi
- Kinneys Peak: 2.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Johns Peak: 5.2 mi
- Moroni Peak: 5.3 mi
- East Tidwell Spring: 5.4 mi
- West Tidwell Spring: 6.3 mi
- Pine Spring: 7.3 mi
- Toats Spring: 8.9 mi
- Mamoits Spring: 9.1 mi
- Limestone Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- Second Ledges: 13.7 mi
- The Ledges: 15.4 mi
- Purgatory: 15.9 mi
- The Walls of Jericho: 16.8 mi
- John C. Fremont Park: 16.2 mi
- Sand Ledges Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
- Renon's Corner: 20.0 mi
- Loa City Park: 20.2 mi
- Bicknell Town Park: 23.7 mi
- Fish Lake High Top - Sevier County Highpoint: 11.8 mi
- Rochester Creek Rock Art Panel: 24.0 mi
- Glass Mountain: 24.8 mi
- Ivie Creek Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Oak Springs Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Loa Veteran's Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Bicknell Veterans and Heritage Memorial: 23.7 mi
- Twin Creek Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Hilgard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marvine | WSW 258° | 3,543 m | 5.4 mi |
| Whiskey Knoll | WSW 249° | 3,519 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Terrill | WNW 289° | 3,508 m | 5.9 mi |
| Thousand Lake Mountain | S 169° | 3,441 m | 18.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | WSW 254° | 3,368 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hens Hole Peak | SSE 165° | 3,309 m | 14.1 mi |
| White Mountain | N 10° | 3,297 m | 22.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 7° | 3,281 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salina 24 E, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356673071
Day trips start here
- Salina · 25 mi
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