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Porphyry Peak

Porphyry Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

About

The story

summit in Beaver County, Utah, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077343, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2190 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.42052, -113.27635
Around it

95 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
  • 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
Springs: 34
  • 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
Hot springs: 9
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Rock Corral Recreation Site: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frisco PeakN 355°2,932 m6.9 mi
Lamerdorf PeakWSW 239°2,553 m19.0 mi
Harkley MountainESE 106°2,502 m23.1 mi
North Twin Flat MountainE 89°2,493 m24.9 mi
Blawn MountainSW 233°2,479 m19.5 mi
Bradshaw MountainESE 113°2,432 m21.6 mi
The TetonsSW 228°2,315 m21.2 mi
Blue MountainSSW 200°2,302 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:45
June solstice06:1020:2121:01
September equinox07:2218:5719:32
December solstice07:4816:3517:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293544495869767465523930
Precip in0.40.50.50.50.60.40.50.80.51.00.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WAH WAH RCH, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356674269

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