The Nipple
The Nipple rises to 2,122 m in Utah. Cleveland Peak stands 3,837 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Knolls, a peak 2.8 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Duchesne County, Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,122 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 29.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
55 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Knolls: 2.8 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Todd Hill: 3.6 mi
- Bald Knoll: 4.6 mi
- Blacktail Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 10.1 mi
- Rabbit Gulch Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Red Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 14.1 mi
- Eagle Park: 14.4 mi
- Currant Spring: 4.4 mi
- Tonigut Spring: 7.2 mi
- Birch Spring: 8.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 12.5 mi
- Warm Springs: 17.9 mi
- Mount Albert: 8.6 mi
- Red Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Timber Point: 23.0 mi
- Potter Castle: 13.3 mi
- Duchesne "D": 13.9 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 21.9 mi
- Cedarview: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Nipple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Peak | NNW 345° | 3,837 m | 24.1 mi |
| Brown Duck Mountain | NNW 344° | 3,615 m | 20.6 mi |
| East Grandaddy Mountain | NW 319° | 3,551 m | 22.0 mi |
| West Grandaddy Mountain | NW 316° | 3,504 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rock Creek | NNW 342° | 3,471 m | 16.2 mi |
| Lake Fork Mountain | N 11° | 3,320 m | 15.9 mi |
| Castle Rocks | NW 309° | 3,247 m | 21.8 mi |
| Farm Creek Peak | NW 319° | 3,208 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altamont, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1433386 — The Nipple, Duchesne County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356674545
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