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Muffin Butte

Muffin Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Muffin Butte rises to 1,828 m in Utah. Observation Rock stands 2,044 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Arch, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1,828 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.37762, -109.87434

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Mesa Arch: 0.9 mi
  • Washer Woman: 2.1 mi
  • Musselman Arch: 6.9 mi
  • Fruit Bowl Highline Area: 11.5 mi
  • Magnus Arch: 11.8 mi
Peaks
Springs: 39
Cliffs: 10
Parks: 10
  • Canyonlands National Park: 15.7 mi
  • Moab BMX Park: 21.7 mi
  • Bullick Cross Creek Park: 21.9 mi
  • Moab Pocket Park: 22.0 mi
  • Robin Groff Memorial Park: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
Natural arches: 6
  • Trigon Arch: 16.2 mi
  • Arch: 18.1 mi
  • Window Arch: 19.6 mi
  • Horse Canyon Arch: 20.6 mi
  • Hey Joe Arch: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Jump: 13.5 mi
  • Indian Creek Fall: 15.6 mi
  • Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 23.8 mi
  • Medieval Chamber: 24.8 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Muffin Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observation RockWSW2,044 m17.1 mi
Bagpipe ButteSW2,008 m20.0 mi
Hart PointSE1,991 m20.3 mi
Elaterite ButteSW1,980 m14.2 mi
Horsehead RockESE1,978 m14.7 mi
Corral PointWSW1,962 m22.0 mi
Junction ButteS1,947 m6.3 mi
Cleopatras ChairWSW1,938 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0820:47
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3416:2117:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545516173797768544130
Precip in0.60.60.70.70.90.40.91.21.01.20.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Neck, 6 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Canyonlands National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: May.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356675349

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