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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
1828 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: 40
Cliffs: 13
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 RockWSW 238°2,044 m17.1 mi
Bagpipe ButteSW 220°2,008 m20.0 mi
Hart PointSE 131°1,991 m20.3 mi
Elaterite ButteSW 219°1,980 m14.2 mi
Horsehead RockESE 122°1,978 m14.7 mi
Corral PointWSW 251°1,962 m22.0 mi
Junction ButteS 179°1,947 m6.3 mi
Cleopatras ChairWSW 245°1,938 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 5080 °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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