Johnson Mountain
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Johnson Mountain rises to 1,859 m in Utah. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the northwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Watchman, a peak 0.8 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 210 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Johnson Mountain is a 6,106-foot (1,861 m) Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49040074, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,859 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watchman Overlook · 2 mi
- Canyon Overlook · 4 mi
- Sheep, Mountain Zion · 7 mi
- Checkerboard Mesa · 7 mi
210 named places within 25 miles
- The Watchman: 0.8 mi
- Moquitch Hill: 1.4 mi
- Shunesburg Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bridge Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Roof Peak: 2.5 mi
- Zion National Park: 1.9 mi
- Zion Canyon Scenic Drive: 3.3 mi
- Shunesburg Mail Drop: 4.4 mi
- Upper Emerald Pool: 5.9 mi
- Middle Emerald Pool: 5.9 mi
- Rimrock Spring: 2.6 mi
- Grafton Wash Springs: 7.0 mi
- Sawmill Spring: 7.2 mi
- Stave Spring (seasonal): 7.5 mi
- Cabin Spring: 7.9 mi
- Springdale Town Park: 1.7 mi
- Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 9.6 mi
- Virgin Town Park: 11.4 mi
- Falls Park: 12.3 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 12.3 mi
- The Streaked Wall: 3.4 mi
- Cottonwood Point: 14.4 mi
- Meeks Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- Hurricane Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Scotts Point: 15.3 mi
- Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 3.3 mi
- Double Falls: 7.7 mi
- Menu Falls: 7.7 mi
- Barrier Falls: 7.8 mi
- Mystery Canyon Falls: 9.0 mi
- Grafton: 5.3 mi
- Powell Plaque: 6.8 mi
- The Windlass: 7.9 mi
- Pit-house: 14.0 mi
- (WIP) Entry Monument: 18.2 mi
- Northrop: 1.6 mi
- Adventure: 4.8 mi
- Grafton: 5.2 mi
- Duncan's Retreat: 8.1 mi
- Silver Reef: 21.7 mi
- Zion Human History Museum: 2.5 mi
- Maynard Dixon Living History Museum: 18.7 mi
- Silver Reef Museum: 21.7 mi
- Moqui Cave: 23.6 mi
- Meditation Hut Arch: 13.3 mi
- Double Arch Alcove: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The West Temple | NW 324° | 2,383 m | 3.1 mi |
| The East Temple | NNE 31° | 2,356 m | 3.8 mi |
| Church Mesa | N 356° | 2,250 m | 5.8 mi |
| Meridian Tower | NNW 349° | 2,233 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Kinesava | WNW 304° | 2,186 m | 3.0 mi |
| The Sundial | NW 323° | 2,184 m | 3.5 mi |
| Inclined Temple | N 351° | 2,162 m | 7.3 mi |
| The Sentinel | N 4° | 2,148 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:38 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 68 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zion NP, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Zion National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1429225 — Johnson Mountain, Washington County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356673284
Day trips start here
- Zion National Park · 9 mi
- Mount Carmel Junction · 17 mi
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