Picnic site · Utah
Grey Cliffs Day Use Area
Grey Cliffs Day Use Area is a picnic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,843 m. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the south-southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hollow Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.45003, -111.67261
- 7.7 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pine Hollow Peak: 1.7 mi
- North Timpanogos: 2.3 mi
- Willow Canyon Peak: 2.7 mi
- Forgotten Peak: 2.7 mi
- Box Elder Peak: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Warnick Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Mile Rock Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Upper Falls Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Sailboat Beach Day-Use Area: 8.8 mi
Attractions
- The Devil's Eye: 2.7 mi
- Timp Falls View Point: 4.2 mi
- Lehi Outdoor Pool: 9.9 mi
- Lehi Silver Band: 10.2 mi
- Chad's Gap: 10.4 mi
Parks
- Doral Park: 4.5 mi
- Smooth Canyon Park: 4.6 mi
- Hayes Park: 4.7 mi
- Timpanogos Cove Park: 4.8 mi
- Heiselt's Hollow Park: 4.9 mi
Artworks
- Three Little Boys & Play: 5.3 mi
- AlphaGraphics Lehi: 9.5 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 9.9 mi
- Stonehenge: 10.7 mi
- Growpro Truck with Flowers: 11.1 mi
Historic sites
- First Public Building - Alpine: 5.4 mi
- In Memory of the Pioneers of Alpine: 5.4 mi
- Fort Mountainville: 5.5 mi
- Site of Two Alpine Churches: 5.5 mi
- Mining Tramway Base: 6.0 mi
Gardens
- Carlisle Gardens and Corn Maze: 6.3 mi
- The Faerie Garden: 8.0 mi
- LiVe Well Garden North: 10.3 mi
- LiVe Well Garden South: 10.4 mi
- Garden of Wheadon Community Garden: 11.5 mi
Springs: 48
- Mud Spring: 2.6 mi
- Horse Spring: 3.7 mi
- Grove Creek Spring: 3.9 mi
- Mill Canyon Spring: 4.6 mi
- Schoolhouse Springs: 5.2 mi
Museums: 47
- Historic Pioneer Relic Hall: 5.5 mi
- Alpine Art Center: 5.7 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 6.9 mi
- American Fork DUP Museum: 8.3 mi
- Hutchings Museum Institute: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Scout Falls: 2.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 4.4 mi
- Grove Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Stewart Falls: 5.7 mi
- Battle Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Corner Canyon: 9.6 mi
- Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 13.3 mi
- South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 14.3 mi
- South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 14.4 mi
- Provo River Delta Restoration Project Area: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Forest City: 6.5 mi
- Johnson: 16.8 mi
- Jordanelle: 17.6 mi
- Keetley: 18.6 mi
- Lark: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Ghost Falls: 9.2 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 12.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Vineyard Beach: 10.4 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 10.5 mi
- Lincoln Beach: 22.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Storm Window Arch: 8.2 mi
- Rock Arch: 18.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Grey Cliffs Day Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Timpanogos | SSE 161° | 3,581 m | 4.3 mi |
| South Timpanogos | SSE 157° | 3,572.9 m | 4.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks (west) | N 7° | 3,501.8 m | 7.1 mi |
| North Timpanogos | S 175° | 3,487.2 m | 2.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks (east) | N 9° | 3,484.8 m | 7.1 mi |
| Geek Peak | N 9° | 3,471 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bomber Peak | SSE 166° | 3,458.6 m | 3.3 mi |
| The Pfeifferhorn | NNW 343° | 3,453 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Timpanogos Cave, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2345153766
Day trips start here
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 2 mi
- American Fork · 8 mi
- Lehi · 10 mi
- Draper · 11 mi
- Orem · 11 mi
- Sandy · 13 mi
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