Rice Mountain
Rice Mountain rises to 2,563 m in Utah. Indian Peak stands 2,973 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068376, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,563 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Highway 93
Overlooks nearby
- Millers Point · 25 mi
- Cathedral Cave · 25 mi
- Moon Caves · 25 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Rock Spring: 0.8 mi
- Butcher Spring: 1.0 mi
- Tobe Spring: 3.4 mi
- Ox Valley Spring: 3.8 mi
- White Horse Spring: 5.7 mi
- Canyon Peak: 1.4 mi
- Government Peak: 2.7 mi
- Mahogany Peak: 4.6 mi
- Gold Bug Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Gatton Peak: 7.8 mi
- Meadow Valley Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Indian Peak State Game Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Pioche Town Park: 23.7 mi
- Pioche Pioneer Park: 23.9 mi
- Echo Canyon State Park: 14.9 mi
- Cathedral Gorge State Park: 24.9 mi
- White Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Delmues: 18.9 mi
- Pioche Veterans Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Lincoln County Historical Museum: 23.9 mi
- C.C.C. Day Use Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rice Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Peak | NNE 26° | 2,973 m | 19.0 mi |
| White Rock Peak | NNW 346° | 2,786 m | 16.3 mi |
| Parsnip Peak | WNW 298° | 2,707 m | 18.3 mi |
| Government Peak | SSW 207° | 2,677 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mahogany Peak | SW 215° | 2,641 m | 4.6 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,615 m | 14.8 mi |
| Gold Bug Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,527 m | 5.0 mi |
| Marys Nipple | NNE 24° | 2,482 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:24 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:39 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring Valley SP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1431774 — Rice Mountain, Iron County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356673979
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