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Padres Butte

Padres Butte rises to 1,185 m in Utah. Navajo Mountain / Naatsisʼáán stands 3,148 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dominguez Butte, a peak 1.2 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 12 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

Padres Butte is a butte near the tip of Padre Point on the south shore of Lake Powell in San Juan County, Utah, United States.

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Wikidata Q22073349, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1185 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.04860, -111.28265

142 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
  • Dominguez Butte: 1.2 mi
  • Gregory Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Gunsight Butte: 3.0 mi
  • Cookie Jar Butte: 3.1 mi
  • Boundary Butte: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 47
Springs: 19
  • Dewey Seep: 8.4 mi
  • Harry Colwes Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Maple Seep: 17.3 mi
  • Tank Hollow Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Pool Hollow Spring: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Harveys Fear Cliff: 16.8 mi
  • Autumn Magallanes Cliff: 17.2 mi
  • Straight Cliffs: 18.8 mi
  • Straight Cliffs: 18.9 mi
  • Straight Cliffs: 19.1 mi
Parks: 8
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • John Wesley Powell Museum: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Echo Peaks Fall: 22.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Owl Bridge: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Padres Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Navajo Mountain / NaatsisʼáánE 92°3,148 m22.8 mi
Cougar KnollNNE 23°2,318 m19.8 mi
Blondie KnollNE 36°2,296 m18.8 mi
Navajo PointENE 60°2,249 m16.7 mi
Octagon ButteESE 119°2,036 m17.8 mi
Haystack RockESE 102°1,859 m22.8 mi
Balanced Rock MesaESE 103°1,856 m22.5 mi
Round RockESE 106°1,827 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0620:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:4919:24
December solstice07:3616:3217:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384352596981868375624838
Precip in0.70.50.60.30.50.10.50.80.60.90.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wahweap, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1431070 — Padres Butte, San Juan County, Utah.

OpenStreetMap element node/356673820

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