Little Creek Peak
Little Creek Peak rises to 3,085 m in Utah. Brian Head stands 3,443 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Slide Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Little Creek Peak is a mountain in eastern Iron County in southwestern Utah in the United States. the summit, at 10,145 feet (3,092 m) NAVD 88, is about 29 miles (47 km) northeast of Cedar City between I-15 and U.S. Route 89. The mountain is in the Dixie National Forest.
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Wikidata Q6649684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3085 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hidden Haven Falls · 14 mi
- Overlook · 14 mi
- Scenic Turnout · 18 mi
- Ledge Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grouse Peak: 1.3 mi
- Elephant Rock: 3.1 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.3 mi
- Fivemile Ridge: 4.1 mi
- Sandy Peak: 4.7 mi
- Slide Spring: 0.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 1.3 mi
- Birch Spring: 2.2 mi
- Aspen Spring: 2.5 mi
- Oak Spring: 2.7 mi
- Baseball Field Park: 11.1 mi
- Iron County Fairgrounds: 11.6 mi
- Lions Park: 11.7 mi
- Libary Park: 12.1 mi
- Pioneer Heritage Park: 12.2 mi
- Mitchell Arch: 14.8 mi
- Bristlecone Park: 18.6 mi
- Red Canyon Arc: 19.6 mi
- Red Canyon Arc: 19.7 mi
- Parowan Gap Petroglyphs: 20.4 mi
- Jump-up: 12.6 mi
- Muley Point: 14.1 mi
- Strawberry Point: 20.2 mi
- The Highleap: 20.6 mi
- Snowbank: 21.3 mi
- Henry Lunt Roadside Park: 9.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 9.8 mi
- Lowder Family Cabins: 17.5 mi
- Hwy 14 waypoint: 24.0 mi
- Parowan's Old Rock Church: 12.1 mi
- Hatch Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 18.7 mi
- Smokey: 18.5 mi
- Brian the Bear: 18.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Creek Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Lake Creek Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Lunt Park North Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Bartizan Arch: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Little Creek Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Head | SW 221° | 3,443 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sidney Peaks | SW 219° | 3,308 m | 16.0 mi |
| Horse Valley Peak | SW 220° | 3,223 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hancock Peak | SSW 206° | 3,222 m | 18.9 mi |
| Navajo Point | SW 226° | 3,221 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mammoth Summit | SW 220° | 3,184 m | 19.3 mi |
| Houston Mountain | SSW 200° | 3,060 m | 19.1 mi |
| Hancock Peak | E 91° | 3,037 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:18 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:34 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Panguitch, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1442694 — Little Creek Peak, Iron County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356679109
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- Beaver · 27 mi
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