Porphyry Peak
Porphyry Peak rises to 2,190 m in Utah. Frisco Peak stands 2,932 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Frisco Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Summit in Beaver County, Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077343, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,190 m
How to reach it
59 named places within 25 miles
- Grampian Hill: 1.9 mi
- Indian Grave Peak: 3.3 mi
- Antelope Peak: 5.9 mi
- Frisco Peak: 6.9 mi
- Long Lick Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Frisco Spring: 1.0 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 9.2 mi
- Brownfield Tunnel Spring: 10.9 mi
- West Spring: 11.2 mi
- Bardsley Spring: 11.6 mi
- Fifteenmile Point: 16.8 mi
- Lime Point: 18.6 mi
- Thermo Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
- Rock Corral Recreation Site: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porphyry Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Peak | N 355° | 2,932 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lamerdorf Peak | WSW 239° | 2,553 m | 19.0 mi |
| Harkley Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,502 m | 23.1 mi |
| North Twin Flat Mountain | E 89° | 2,493 m | 24.9 mi |
| Blawn Mountain | SW 233° | 2,479 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bradshaw Mountain | ESE 113° | 2,432 m | 21.6 mi |
| The Tetons | SW 228° | 2,315 m | 21.2 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,302 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 35 | 44 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WAH WAH RCH, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356674269
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- Milford · 14 mi
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