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Porcupine Peak

Porcupine Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Porcupine Peak rises to 2,515 m in Utah. Gobblers Knob stands 3,115 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Utah, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2515 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.86689, -111.52492

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Camp Clayton Historical Marker: 3.6 mi
  • East Canyon State Park: 4.5 mi
  • Mormon Flat Historical Marker: 4.8 mi
  • Summit County Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
  • Jeremy Tennis Court: 7.9 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Highland Day-Use Area: 9.3 mi
  • Down Under: 9.8 mi
  • Crandall Day-Use Area: 10.2 mi
  • Pinery Day-Use Area: 10.7 mi
  • Hawthorne Group Day-Use Area: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 57
  • Coalville Ledge: 7.5 mi
  • Utah Olympic Park: 10.8 mi
  • Discovery Course: 10.9 mi
  • Extreme Tubing: 11.0 mi
  • Airbag Jumps: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 46
Museums: 43
Springs: 36
  • Birch Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Henderson Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Spring Water Pipeline Leak: 15.7 mi
  • Baker Spring: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Donut Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 18.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Blackjack Waterfall: 20.8 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Industrial Arch: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Porcupine Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobSSW 211°3,115 m15.9 mi
Willow PeakS 190°3,051 m16.0 mi
Silver PeakSSW 194°3,050 m15.3 mi
Desolation PeakSSW 194°3,045 m14.9 mi
Wilson PeakSSW 210°3,033 m15.4 mi
SquaretopSSW 196°2,981 m14.5 mi
Little Water PeakSSW 202°2,930 m14.5 mi
Murdock PeakSSW 199°2,922 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice05:5520:2121:02
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4816:1817:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040455362696758483626
Precip in1.51.21.51.71.81.20.90.81.31.41.41.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coalville, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356673887

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