North Sixshooter Peak
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North Sixshooter Peak rises to 1,871 m in Utah. Twin Peaks stands 3,356 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is South Sixshooter Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Indian Creek Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
summit in San Juan County, Utah, United States
Wikidata Q49057538, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1871 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dead Horse Point · 23 mi
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 23 mi
- Basin Overlook · 24 mi
- Meander Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Sixshooter Peak: 1.5 mi
- Lavender Point: 4.4 mi
- The Island: 5.2 mi
- Hart Point: 5.3 mi
- Harts Point: 5.9 mi
- Paul Bunyans Potty Arch: 4.0 mi
- Skull Arch: 4.2 mi
- Anchor Arch 2: 4.4 mi
- Anchor Arch 1: 4.4 mi
- Trail Arch: 5.0 mi
- Cave Spring: 4.8 mi
- Peekaboo Spring: 5.0 mi
- Salt Flat Spring: 6.9 mi
- Upper Jump: 8.4 mi
- Four Faces Spring: 8.5 mi
- Catwall: 6.6 mi
- Reservoir Wall: 7.0 mi
- Scarface: 8.0 mi
- Critic's Choice: 8.2 mi
- Rambo Walls: 9.4 mi
- Tower Ruin: 3.3 mi
- Keyhole Ruins: 3.7 mi
- Tower Ruin: 15.5 mi
- Farmhouse Ruin: 16.2 mi
- False Kiva: 23.8 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 5.2 mi
- Lower Jump: 7.6 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 3.9 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Home of Truth: 16.4 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 17.3 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Canyon Country Discovery Center: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of North Sixshooter Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks | SSE 154° | 3,356 m | 21.6 mi |
| North Peak | SSE 152° | 3,295 m | 20.5 mi |
| Shay Mountain | SSE 155° | 3,040 m | 15.4 mi |
| Prairie Dog Knoll | SSE 150° | 3,027 m | 20.3 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,820 m | 19.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 191° | 2,588 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mormon Pasture Mountain | S 188° | 2,575 m | 20.2 mi |
| Seven Sisters Buttes | S 191° | 2,569 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Needles, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356673774
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 5 mi
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