Mount Ellen
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Mount Ellen rises to 3,512 m in Utah. Mount Ellen Peak stands 3,495 m to the north, 0.9 miles off. Bicentennial Highway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mount Ellen is a mountain located in Garfield County, Utah, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q8525257, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3512 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 17.4 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hickman Bridge Overlook · 26 mi
- North Fruita Overlook · 26 mi
- South Fruita Overlook · 26 mi
- Rim Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ellen Peak: 0.9 mi
- Corral Point: 1.4 mi
- Dry Lakes Peak: 2.0 mi
- Durfey Butte: 2.7 mi
- Kimble And Turner Peak: 3.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 2.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 3.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.1 mi
- Oak Spring: 3.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 4.1 mi
- Little Egypt Geologic Site: 10.2 mi
- Sheets Gulch Arch: 15.9 mi
- Burro Wash Arch: 16.8 mi
- Cathedral Valley Loop Tour (start): 18.4 mi
- Wolverton Mill: 18.6 mi
- South Caineville Mesa: 17.0 mi
- Caineville Reef: 17.3 mi
- Skyline Rim: 18.0 mi
- Caineville Reef: 18.0 mi
- Skyline Rim: 18.6 mi
- Eagle City: 4.5 mi
- Giles: 18.1 mi
- Arscenic Arch: 14.9 mi
- Upper Muley Twist Arch: 19.5 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 11: 20.5 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 9 Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Car Ruins: 23.0 mi
- Old bunker: 23.3 mi
- Carl's Critter Garden: 19.2 mi
- Fremont River Waterfall: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Mount Ellen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen Peak | N 356° | 3,495 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mount Pennell | S 173° | 3,471 m | 10.6 mi |
| Kimble And Turner Peak | SSE 158° | 3,388 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Hillers | SSE 157° | 3,259 m | 16.6 mi |
| Dry Lakes Peak | N 0° | 3,182 m | 2.0 mi |
| Bartons Peak | SE 141° | 3,034 m | 3.6 mi |
| Corral Point | SSW 204° | 3,002 m | 1.4 mi |
| Durfey Butte | SSW 192° | 2,912 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 77 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanksville, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8303340546
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 20 mi
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