Whiterocks
Whiterocks rises to 2,647 m in Utah. Mount Emmons stands 4,090 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Pine Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Uintah County, Utah, United States
Wikidata Q49089621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2647 m
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
- 19.4 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pullout · 23 mi
- Sheep Creek Bay Overlook Interpretive Area · 25 mi
- Sheep Creek Overlook · 25 mi
- Lookout Sheep Creek · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Pine Spring: 0.7 mi
- Sand Point Spring: 0.8 mi
- Bench Spring: 1.1 mi
- Upper Big Tom Hollow Spring: 1.3 mi
- Ice Cave Spring: 1.6 mi
- Mosby Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Ice Cave Peak: 1.6 mi
- Middle Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Jay Point: 5.1 mi
- Lake Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Fort Robidoux Historical Monument: 8.7 mi
- Tridell Park: 9.5 mi
- Shindy Hollow Picnic Site: 13.0 mi
- Lapoint Park: 13.9 mi
- Old Carter Trail Historical marker: 17.1 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 3.4 mi
- Rock Point: 19.0 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 22.3 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 22.4 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 22.4 mi
- Uintah "U": 18.9 mi
- Northern Ute Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Rex: 21.2 mi
- Veteran Memorial: 22.0 mi
- Moonshine arch: 19.2 mi
- Dinosaur Trackway: 24.8 mi
- Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area: 25.0 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 11.5 mi
- Moose Ponds Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 21.5 mi
- Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum: 22.4 mi
- Cedarview: 16.9 mi
- VBC Garden: 22.5 mi
- Dinah The Pink Dinosaur: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whiterocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Emmons | WNW 293° | 4,090 m | 22.4 mi |
| South Burro Peak | NW 320° | 3,873 m | 22.3 mi |
| North Burro Peak | NW 322° | 3,860 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Davis | NW 316° | 3,793 m | 23.2 mi |
| Marsh Peak | NNE 26° | 3,718 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Untermann | N 7° | 3,675 m | 13.0 mi |
| Leidy Peak | NNE 17° | 3,667 m | 13.4 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NW 324° | 3,589 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maeser 9NW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356674794
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