Scenic Drive Stop 11
Scenic Drive Stop 11 is a picnic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,651 m. Mount Ellen stands 3,512 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Register, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 28.5 mi off the Fish Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- South Fruita Overlook · 6 mi
- North Fruita Overlook · 7 mi
- Hickman Bridge Overlook · 7 mi
- Rim Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Golden Throne: 1.1 mi
- Eph Hanks Tower: 1.4 mi
- Ferns Nipple: 3.5 mi
- Danish Hill: 5.8 mi
- Pectols Pyramid: 6.1 mi
- Aspen Spring: 8.9 mi
- Chipmunk Spring: 11.0 mi
- Indianwater Seep: 11.4 mi
- Dripping Rock Seep: 13.0 mi
- Spruce Spring: 14.2 mi
- Pioneer Register: 0.5 mi
- Water Tanks: 0.7 mi
- Egyptian Temple: 2.1 mi
- Burro Wash Arch: 3.7 mi
- Cassidy Arch: 4.7 mi
- Waterpocket Fold: 2.8 mi
- Caineville Reef: 7.1 mi
- Caineville Reef: 9.6 mi
- Mummy Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Caineville Reef: 11.1 mi
- Red Cliff Oasis: 14.9 mi
- Town Park: 15.0 mi
- KE Bullock Waterfowl Management Area: 21.3 mi
- Bicknell Town Park: 22.2 mi
- Coombs Site: 24.9 mi
- Fremont River Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Lower Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Middle Waterfall: 8.9 mi
- Upper Waterfall: 9.0 mi
- Diversion Dam Ruins: 7.5 mi
- Car Ruins: 9.3 mi
- Bicknell Veterans and Heritage Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Old bunker: 23.8 mi
- Fruita: 6.7 mi
- Giles: 20.6 mi
- Eagle City: 24.9 mi
- Anasazi State Park Museum: 24.9 mi
- Anasazi State Park Museum: 24.9 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 9 Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Upper Muley Twist Arch: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Scenic Drive Stop 11. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | ESE 110° | 3,512 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Ellen Peak | ESE 107° | 3,495 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bluebell Knoll | W 259° | 3,447 m | 18.4 mi |
| Boulder Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,380 m | 16.7 mi |
| Chokecherry Point | WSW 243° | 3,283 m | 11.1 mi |
| Dry Lakes Peak | ESE 104° | 3,182 m | 19.9 mi |
| Point Lookout | NW 313° | 3,095 m | 20.2 mi |
| The Baldys | SW 230° | 3,014 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitol Reef NP, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Capitol Reef National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: May.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/564158314
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 1 mi
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