Mount Ellen Peak
Mount Ellen Peak rises to 3,495 m in Utah. Mount Ellen stands 3,512 m to the south, 0.9 miles off. Bicentennial Highway passes 10 miles off.
The story
summit of Mount Ellen in Utah, United States
Wikidata Q49052580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3495 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 16.7 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- 27.7 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 · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ellen: 0.9 mi
- Dry Lakes Peak: 1.2 mi
- Corral Point: 2.2 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Durfey Butte: 3.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 1.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.3 mi
- Oak Spring: 2.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 3.8 mi
- Birch Spring: 4.0 mi
- Little Egypt Geologic Site: 10.5 mi
- Sheets Gulch Arch: 15.9 mi
- Burro Wash Arch: 16.5 mi
- Wolverton Mill: 17.8 mi
- Cathedral Valley Loop Tour (start): 17.8 mi
- South Caineville Mesa: 16.2 mi
- Caineville Reef: 16.8 mi
- Skyline Rim: 17.1 mi
- Caineville Reef: 17.4 mi
- Skyline Rim: 17.8 mi
- Eagle City: 5.1 mi
- Giles: 17.2 mi
- Arscenic Arch: 15.0 mi
- Upper Muley Twist Arch: 20.0 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 11: 20.2 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 9 Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Car Ruins: 22.4 mi
- Old bunker: 23.9 mi
- Carl's Critter Garden: 18.4 mi
- Fremont River Waterfall: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Mount Ellen Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | S 176° | 3,512 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mount Pennell | S 173° | 3,471 m | 11.5 mi |
| Kimble And Turner Peak | SSE 162° | 3,388 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Hillers | SSE 158° | 3,259 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dry Lakes Peak | N 3° | 3,182 m | 1.2 mi |
| Bartons Peak | SSE 147° | 3,034 m | 4.4 mi |
| Corral Point | SSW 194° | 3,002 m | 2.2 mi |
| Durfey Butte | S 188° | 2,912 m | 3.5 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 | 17:07 |
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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1427799 — Mount Ellen Peak, Garfield County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356672649
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 20 mi
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