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Hoover Rest Area

Hoover Rest Area from directly overhead

Hoover Rest Area is a rest area in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,776 m. Delano Peak stands 3,710 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoover Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Utah Department of Transportation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.50305, -112.25912
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hoover Peak: 0.7 mi
  • Big Rock Candy Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Antelope Range: 3.2 mi
  • Sargent Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • White Hills: 5.5 mi
Parks: 11
  • Sevier River Bend Recreation Site: 4.9 mi
  • Piute State Park: 13.2 mi
  • City Creek Park: 16.3 mi
  • Rotary Park: 19.5 mi
  • North Creek Recreation Site: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Mystic Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
  • Red Hill Hot Springs: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Centennial Picnic Area and Cabin: 6.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Fremont Indian Museum: 6.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dock Spring: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Hoover Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Delano PeakSSW 213°3,710 m11.1 mi
Mount BelknapSW 235°3,694 m10.1 mi
Mount BaldySW 234°3,685 m11.9 mi
Mount HollySSW 207°3,646 m11.7 mi
Mount BrighamSSW 208°3,569 m9.2 mi
Gold MountainWSW 240°3,552 m8.4 mi
Edna PeakSSW 206°3,552 m9.1 mi
South Edna PeakSSW 206°3,540 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:41
June solstice06:0620:1820:57
September equinox07:1818:5319:28
December solstice07:4416:3017:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293441485665716961493829
Precip in0.70.60.70.60.80.40.90.90.80.90.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marysvale, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1213187535

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