Signal Peak
.jpg?width=1600)
.jpg?width=480)
Signal Peak rises to 3,159 m in Utah. Burger Peak stands 3,130 m to the northwest, 0.6 miles off. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Signal Peak, with an elevation of 10,369 feet (3,160 m), is the highest peak in the Pine Valley Mountains and in Washington County in southwestern Utah, United States. Signal Peak is located north of the city of St. George and south of the community of Pine Valley in the Dixie National Forest. The summit is the highest point in the Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness. Signal Peak is in the watershed of tributaries of the Virgin River, which itself is a tributary of the Colorado River. A trail to the top can be found at Oak Grove campground near the neighboring city of Leeds, Utah.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7512692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,159 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watchman Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burger Peak: 0.6 mi
- Trail Peak: 1.3 mi
- Red Knoll: 3.2 mi
- Grass Knoll: 3.4 mi
- Mahogany Knoll: 3.6 mi
- Oak Grove Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Pine Valley Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Harrisburg Dog Park: 9.5 mi
- Snow Canyon State Park: 9.7 mi
- Veyo Community Park: 10.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 0.9 mi
- West Fork Spring: 2.1 mi
- Mud Spring: 7.8 mi
- Toquerville Springs: 12.2 mi
- Adair Spring: 13.0 mi
- Red Cliffs Dinosaur Track Site: 8.1 mi
- Elephant Arch: 9.8 mi
- Dinosaur Track Site: 11.3 mi
- Babylon Arch: 11.9 mi
- Regal Arch: 12.1 mi
- Leeds Creek Kiln: 5.9 mi
- Harrisburg: 9.5 mi
- (WIP) Entry Monument: 11.5 mi
- Adair Spring Monument: 13.0 mi
- The Granery: 13.1 mi
- Silver Reef Museum: 8.3 mi
- Washington City Museum: 13.1 mi
- St. George Art Museum: 15.2 mi
- McQuarrie Memorial Pioneer DUP Museum: 15.2 mi
- Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm: 15.3 mi
- West Canyon Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Turtle Wall: 13.4 mi
- Chuckwalla Wall: 13.9 mi
- Hurricane Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.2 mi
- "The Mustangs" Roundabout: 13.6 mi
- Eagle Freedom Monument: 14.3 mi
- Heritage Sculpture: 14.6 mi
- Family Tree: 15.1 mi
- Dad: 15.2 mi
- Toquerville Falls: 13.6 mi
- Lower Kanarra Falls: 24.0 mi
- Archangel Falls: 24.1 mi
- 2nd Falls End of Hike: 24.2 mi
- R3 - Keyhole Falls - Bolted Rappel Anchor: 10 ft.: 24.2 mi
- Silver Reef: 8.3 mi
- Harrisburg: 9.5 mi
- Hambling: 16.7 mi
- Old Iron Town: 19.5 mi
- Duncan's Retreat: 21.9 mi
- Upper Galoot Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Lower Galoot Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Red Hills Desert Garden: 14.9 mi
- Kayenta Desert Arboretum: 15.1 mi
- Kanarraville North Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Kanarraville South Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Santa Clara River Reserve: 18.0 mi
- Double Arch Alcove: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Signal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burger Peak | NW 309° | 3,130 m | 0.6 mi |
| Big Point | NE 43° | 3,049 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gardner Peak | NNE 24° | 2,879 m | 5.4 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NW 311° | 2,770 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Baldy | NE 48° | 2,710 m | 11.5 mi |
| Timber Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,694 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rencher Peak | NNE 19° | 2,677 m | 13.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NE 36° | 2,598 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:20 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Veyo Powerhouse, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1445580 — Signal Peak, Washington County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356679924
Day trips start here
- Zion National Park · 24 mi
Take the scenic way to Signal Peak.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.