Mount Powell
Mount Powell rises to 4,009 m in Utah. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the east-southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Powell-Middle Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mount Powell is a mountain in the Uinta Mountains in Northeastern Utah and is the thirteenth highest summit in the state. The peak is named after USGS Director John Wesley Powell. The summit is in the High Uintas Wilderness and the Ashley National Forest.
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Wikidata Q14711841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,009 m
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 26.8 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
Overlooks nearby
- Ice Caves · 25 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 26 mi
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Powell-Middle Peak: 0.2 mi
- Mount Powell-South Peak: 0.4 mi
- Smiths Fork Peak: 1.4 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cliff Point: 1.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 17.0 mi
- Smokey Springs: 17.8 mi
- Pigeon Milk Spring: 20.0 mi
- Bull Elk Creek Spring: 20.1 mi
- Bennion Spring: 20.4 mi
- Steel Creek Park: 8.8 mi
- Suicide Park: 13.7 mi
- Organization Camp Recreation Site: 13.8 mi
- Cowboy Cabin Park: 14.4 mi
- Deadhorse Park: 15.3 mi
- Blacks Fork: 14.6 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 20.9 mi
- Kletting Peak Historical Maker: 23.9 mi
- Mount Albert: 24.2 mi
- Museum: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Mount Powell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | ESE 119° | 4,123 m | 3.2 mi |
| South Kings Peak | SE 132° | 4,116 m | 3.4 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | ENE 69° | 4,095 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Emmons | SE 133° | 4,090 m | 8.8 mi |
| Painter Peak | SE 132° | 4,080 m | 4.7 mi |
| Second Gemini | SE 135° | 4,056 m | 4.2 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | E 85° | 4,043 m | 3.9 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | ESE 111° | 4,036 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356679562
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