Mount Waas
Mount Waas rises to 3,751 m in Utah. Mount Peale stands 3,877 m to the south, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Creek Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mount Waas is a peak in Grand County, Utah in the United States. It is the highest point of Grand County and is part of the La Sal Mountains.
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Wikidata Q30126653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,751 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Castle Valley Overlook · 16 mi
- Dry Mesa Overlook · 17 mi
- Colorado River Overlook · 17 mi
- Icebox Canyon Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaver Creek Peak: 0.4 mi
- Green Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Castle Mountain: 0.6 mi
- La Sal Peak: 0.8 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 0.9 mi
- The Snotch: 7.8 mi
- Valley Of The Gnomes: 8.1 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 8.2 mi
- hide out rd: 8.3 mi
- Elvis Hammer (Olympic Torch): 8.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.4 mi
- Mason Spring: 4.1 mi
- Tukuhnikivatz Spring: 7.1 mi
- Stinking Spring: 11.3 mi
- Willow Spring: 11.6 mi
- North Dakota Crag: 5.4 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 7.1 mi
- Convent: 13.2 mi
- The Theater: 16.9 mi
- Wall Street: 19.6 mi
- Old City Park: 14.5 mi
- Moose Park: 15.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 16.8 mi
- Center Street Ballparks: 17.3 mi
- Robin Groff Memorial Park: 17.5 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 17.5 mi
- Utah Burr: 17.6 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 17.6 mi
- Moab Mural: 17.7 mi
- Animal sculptures: 21.8 mi
- "Slytherin Falls": 9.6 mi
- Faux Falls: 10.7 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 15.0 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 15.6 mi
- Miners Basin: 2.6 mi
- Castleton: 6.6 mi
- Dewey: 19.2 mi
- Window Arch: 17.8 mi
- Trigon Arch: 24.3 mi
- Sand Dune Arch: 24.6 mi
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Farmstead History: 18.2 mi
- Dewey Suspension Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Moab Museum: 17.5 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Mount Waas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Peale | S 181° | 3,877 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Mellenthin | S 184° | 3,852 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Tukuhnikivatz | SSW 194° | 3,810 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Laurel | S 186° | 3,740 m | 5.8 mi |
| Manns Peak | S 170° | 3,729 m | 1.7 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | SSW 201° | 3,719 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mount Tomasaki | SSE 156° | 3,711 m | 2.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | SW 231° | 3,707 m | 0.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 75 | 82 | 79 | 70 | 55 | 41 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Valley 1SE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356680246
Day trips start here
- Arches National Park · 23 mi
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