South Sixshooter Peak
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South Sixshooter Peak rises to 1,855 m in Utah. Horsehead Peak stands 3,417 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is North Sixshooter Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Indian Creek Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
summit in San Juan County, Utah, United States
Wikidata Q49076095, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1855 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dead Horse Point · 25 mi
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 25 mi
- Basin Overlook · 25 mi
- Meander Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Sixshooter Peak: 1.5 mi
- Lavender Point: 3.1 mi
- The Island: 3.8 mi
- Harts Point: 5.0 mi
- Cotton Point: 5.2 mi
- Paul Bunyans Potty Arch: 4.7 mi
- Anchor Arch 2: 4.8 mi
- Anchor Arch 1: 4.9 mi
- Skull Arch: 5.1 mi
- Gothic Arch: 5.2 mi
- Peekaboo Spring: 5.7 mi
- Cave Spring: 6.1 mi
- Salt Flat Spring: 7.9 mi
- Upper Jump: 8.2 mi
- Four Faces Spring: 8.2 mi
- Catwall: 5.3 mi
- Reservoir Wall: 5.7 mi
- Scarface: 6.6 mi
- Critic's Choice: 6.8 mi
- Rambo Walls: 7.9 mi
- Tower Ruin: 4.0 mi
- Keyhole Ruins: 4.3 mi
- Tower Ruin: 15.7 mi
- Farmhouse Ruin: 16.4 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 6.5 mi
- Lower Jump: 9.0 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 18.4 mi
- Mountain View Trailer Park: 23.6 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 4.2 mi
- Home of Truth: 15.1 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Canyon Country Discovery Center: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of South Sixshooter Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsehead Peak | SSE 151° | 3,417 m | 20.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSE 155° | 3,356 m | 20.1 mi |
| West Mountain | SSE 164° | 3,347 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Linnaeus | SSE 166° | 3,334 m | 21.3 mi |
| North Peak | SSE 153° | 3,295 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bob Park Peak | SSE 165° | 3,271 m | 20.5 mi |
| Shay Mountain | SSE 157° | 3,040 m | 13.9 mi |
| Prairie Dog Knoll | SSE 151° | 3,027 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Needles, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356674163
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 7 mi
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