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Split Mountain

Split Mountain rises to 2,263 m in Utah. Mount Lena stands 2,972 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hot Spring on Right Bank, a spring 1.9 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The story

Split Mountain is a 7,657-foot-elevation (2,334-meter) summit in Uintah County, Utah, United States.

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Wikidata Q49076501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2263 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.48330, -109.22068

Overlooks nearby

102 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Parks: 19
  • Jensen Park: 10.7 mi
  • Escalante Trail Historical Marker: 11.2 mi
  • Point of Pines Recreation Site: 11.2 mi
  • Stewart Lake Waterfowl Management Area: 11.6 mi
  • Naples Community Park: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Josie Morris Cabin: 4.7 mi
  • Swelter Shelter Petroglyphs: 4.9 mi
  • Stump Formation: 5.0 mi
  • Morrison Formation: 5.1 mi
  • Split Mountain Anticline: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Split Mountain Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Josie Morris Cabin Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Echo Park Overlook: 10.1 mi
  • Harper's Corner: 10.8 mi
  • Canyon Overlook Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Veteran Memorial: 16.2 mi
  • Rex: 17.1 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 17.1 mi
  • Uintah "U": 20.5 mi
  • Dinosaur National Monument: 21.1 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • On-Off Falls: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Dinah The Pink Dinosaur: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Split Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LenaNNW 334°2,972 m23.3 mi
Limber FlagNNW 329°2,895 m22.1 mi
Limestone MountainNNW 335°2,826 m20.0 mi
Zenobia PeakENE 65°2,741 m20.3 mi
Wild MountainNE 34°2,696 m14.3 mi
Hoy MountainNNE 27°2,693 m18.3 mi
Hoy MountainNNE 27°2,693 m18.3 mi
Tanks PeakE 99°2,651 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4720:1020:51
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3816:1016:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192741506070777464503623
Precip in0.60.60.60.70.90.50.60.61.21.10.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dinosaur Nm-quarry Area, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1432803 — Split Mountain, Uintah County, Utah.

OpenStreetMap element node/356674184

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