Murdock Mountain
Murdock Mountain rises to 3,417 m in Utah. Mount Lovenia stands 4,020 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wasatch County Highpoint, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Utah, United States of America
Wikidata Q49055877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3417.4 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 0.6 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 29.8 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 1 mi
- Ice Caves · 3 mi
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 4 mi
- Provo River Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Mount Cardwell: 1.6 mi
- Reids Peak: 2.1 mi
- Scout Peak: 3.0 mi
- East Lofty Peak: 3.3 mi
- Pigeon Milk Spring: 6.1 mi
- Duck Lake Spring: 6.5 mi
- Slope Spring: 11.2 mi
- Lake Basin Spring: 12.5 mi
- Big Spring: 14.2 mi
- Weber Cottonwood Recreation Site: 18.8 mi
- Kamas Wildlife Management Area: 18.9 mi
- High Star Ranch Park: 20.3 mi
- South Summit Park: 20.3 mi
- Kamas City Park: 20.5 mi
- Abandoned Snowmachine: 1.9 mi
- Kletting Peak Historical Maker: 5.4 mi
- Duchesne Tunnel: 8.2 mi
- Masashi Goto Monument: 14.1 mi
- Upper Provo River Falls: 3.3 mi
- Middle Provo River Falls: 3.3 mi
- Lower Provo River Falls: 3.3 mi
- Little Deer Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Wasatch County Highpoint: 0.6 mi
- Blue Moon Ranch Alpacas: 20.3 mi
- Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Museum: 2.7 mi
- High Star Ranch Statue: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Murdock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lovenia | ENE 70° | 4,020 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tokewanna Peak | ENE 57° | 4,016 m | 16.6 mi |
| Wasatch Mountain | ENE 63° | 4,008 m | 15.7 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | ENE 76° | 3,929 m | 22.6 mi |
| Kweeyahgut Peak | E 84° | 3,919 m | 13.1 mi |
| Yard Peak | ENE 62° | 3,875 m | 10.6 mi |
| Lamotte Peak | NE 49° | 3,870 m | 9.7 mi |
| Explorer Peak | ENE 79° | 3,870 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:18 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kamas, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1443740 — Murdock Mountain, Duchesne County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356679328
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