- Elevation, modelled
- 1,540 m
- Tallest summit within 21.3 miles
- Castle Mountain3,671 m · 21.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway4.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7028, -109.5688
Picnic Shelter is a picnic site in Utah, at a modelled 1,540 m. Castle Mountain stands 3,671 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Balanced Rock, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Picnic Shelter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,671 m | 21.1 mi |
| La Sal Peak | ESE 120° | 3,418 m | 21.1 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,394 m | 20.1 mi |
| Gold Knob | SE 126° | 3,368 m | 20.0 mi |
| Grand View | ESE 120° | 3,321 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cairn Point | ESE 109° | 2,734 m | 19.8 mi |
| Fisher Point | E 97° | 2,260 m | 15.9 mi |
| Onion Point | E 84° | 2,070 m | 14.8 mi |
- 4.4 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic BywayNational
- 6.7 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 6.9 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Colorado River Overlook · 4 mi
- Dry Mesa Overlook · 5 mi
- Castle Valley Overlook · 6 mi
- Moab Fault Viewpoint · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Balanced Rock: 0.3 mi
- Pothole Arch: 0.7 mi
- Pothole Arch: 0.9 mi
- Devils Golf Ball: 1.1 mi
- Garden of Eden: 1.2 mi
- Ham Rock: 0.8 mi
- Elephant Butte: 1.6 mi
- Tower of Babel: 4.6 mi
- Sheep Rock: 4.8 mi
- The Organ: 4.9 mi
- Matrimony Spring: 6.9 mi
- Courthouse Spring: 8.8 mi
- Kings Bottom Spring: 10.2 mi
- Brink Spring: 12.8 mi
- Stinking Spring: 15.9 mi
- The Great Wall: 2.4 mi
- The Great Wall: 2.8 mi
- The Black Wall: 3.3 mi
- Twisted Doughnut Arch: 4.6 mi
- Ring Arch: 4.7 mi
- Sand Dune Arch: 4.3 mi
- Tunnel Arch: 5.9 mi
- Pine Tree Arch: 6.1 mi
- Landscape Arch: 6.4 mi
- Navajo Arch: 6.5 mi
- Moose Park: 6.1 mi
- Lions Park: 6.9 mi
- Swanny City Park: 8.6 mi
- Moab BMX Park: 8.9 mi
- Moab Pocket Park: 9.0 mi
- Animal sculptures: 6.6 mi
- Moab Mural: 8.8 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 9.0 mi
- Utah Burr: 9.0 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 9.3 mi
- Castleton: 15.2 mi
- Dewey: 16.2 mi
- Miners Basin: 19.3 mi
- Cisco: 22.8 mi
- Sego: 23.9 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 8.3 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 10.2 mi
- "Slytherin Falls": 13.8 mi
- Faux Falls: 17.5 mi
- Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 8.8 mi
- Farmstead History: 9.0 mi
- Dewey Suspension Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Denis Julien Inscription: 24.4 mi
- Devils Garden Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 6.7 mi
- Moab Giants: 6.8 mi
- Moab Museum: 9.0 mi
- Thompson Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
- Crescent Junction Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 8.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 78 | 85 | 82 | 73 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arches NP HQS, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Arches National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Dec; busiest: May.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Arches National Park · 2 mi
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