Ragged Mountain
Ragged Mountain rises to 2,742 m in Utah. Mount Ellen stands 3,512 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Block, a peak 2.0 miles away. Bicentennial Highway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Ragged Mountain is a summit in Garfield County, Utah, in the United States with an elevation of 9,113 feet (2,778 m) NGVD 29. Ragged Mountain was named for its jagged peak.
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Wikidata Q22073355, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,742 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 23.8 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hite Overlook · 21 mi
- Overlook Colorado River · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Block: 2.0 mi
- The Horn: 2.6 mi
- Kimble And Turner Peak: 3.2 mi
- Bartons Peak: 3.3 mi
- Mount Pennell: 4.7 mi
- Copper Basin Spring: 2.5 mi
- Box Spring: 2.5 mi
- Gibbons Spring: 2.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 3.2 mi
- Hancock Spring: 3.4 mi
- Little Egypt Geologic Site: 8.2 mi
- Saddle Arch: 18.3 mi
- Muley Arch: 18.4 mi
- Shy Arch: 18.5 mi
- Dome Arch: 18.5 mi
- Black Jump: 17.5 mi
- Circle Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Caineville Reef: 23.6 mi
- South Caineville Mesa: 23.8 mi
- Skyline Rim: 24.5 mi
- Eagle City: 3.5 mi
- Hite: 22.8 mi
- Hite Crossing: 23.1 mi
- Giles: 24.6 mi
- Arscenic Arch: 13.4 mi
- Upper Muley Twist Arch: 18.5 mi
- Old bunker: 21.9 mi
- Carl's Critter Garden: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Ragged Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | NNW 334° | 3,512 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Ellen Peak | NNW 337° | 3,495 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Pennell | SSW 201° | 3,471 m | 4.7 mi |
| Kimble And Turner Peak | NNW 330° | 3,388 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Hillers | SSE 160° | 3,259 m | 9.8 mi |
| Dry Lakes Peak | NNW 340° | 3,182 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bartons Peak | N 349° | 3,034 m | 3.3 mi |
| Corral Point | NW 324° | 3,002 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 81 | 88 | 85 | 76 | 62 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hite RS, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356673914
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 25 mi
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