Little Gilson Butte
Little Gilson Butte rises to 1,578 m in Utah. San Rafael Knob stands 2,408 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilson Butte, a peak 1.0 miles away. Bicentennial Highway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49044919, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,578 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 16.1 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Gilson Butte: 1.0 mi
- Mollys Castle: 4.3 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 6.3 mi
- Little Flat Top: 6.9 mi
- Temple Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Buckskin Spring: 4.2 mi
- Swazy Seep: 5.4 mi
- Jeffrey Well: 5.5 mi
- Temple Spring: 7.1 mi
- Lost Spring: 9.0 mi
- Wild Horse Window: 5.8 mi
- Temple Mountain Wash Pictograph Panel: 5.9 mi
- Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry: 14.0 mi
- Arch: 15.9 mi
- Metal Arts: 16.1 mi
- Drop: 7.1 mi
- Obstacle: 12.9 mi
- Skyline Rim: 16.6 mi
- Long Dong Silver: 18.4 mi
- North Caineville Reef: 19.0 mi
- Miner's Cabin: 11.8 mi
- Carl's Critter Garden: 16.1 mi
- Giles: 20.3 mi
- Brake Test Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Little Gilson Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Rafael Knob | NW 319° | 2,408 m | 20.4 mi |
| Saddle Point | NNW 339° | 2,305 m | 22.3 mi |
| Block Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,262 m | 16.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NNW 331° | 2,257 m | 23.0 mi |
| Square Top | NW 309° | 2,248 m | 20.1 mi |
| Family Butte | NW 313° | 2,215 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cat Point | WNW 298° | 2,203 m | 22.9 mi |
| Indian Point | N 349° | 2,177 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 72 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goblin Valley SP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1429734 — Little Gilson Butte, Emery County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356673506
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