Jensen Welcome Center
Jensen Welcome Center is a rest area in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,452 m. Wild Mountain stands 2,696 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jensen Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway runs past it. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Utah Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- On the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pullout · 21 mi
84 named places within 25 miles
- Buckskin Hills: 9.8 mi
- The Rim Rock: 9.9 mi
- Split Mountain: 10.1 mi
- McCoy Knolls: 11.6 mi
- Blue Mountain Plateau: 12.9 mi
- Jensen Park: 0.9 mi
- Stewart Lake Waterfowl Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Escalante Trail Historical Marker: 5.3 mi
- Naples Community Park: 8.9 mi
- Cobble Rock Park: 11.3 mi
- Mowry Shale: 5.3 mi
- Swelter Shelter Petroglyphs: 5.4 mi
- Morrison Formation: 5.4 mi
- Split Mountain Anticline: 5.4 mi
- Stump Formation: 5.5 mi
- Hot Spring on Right Bank: 8.2 mi
- Chicken Coop Spring: 18.3 mi
- Spring Creek Spring: 19.3 mi
- Lind Spring: 21.4 mi
- June Spring: 22.4 mi
- Split Mountain Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Josie Morris Cabin Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Canyon Overlook Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Echo Park Overlook: 19.1 mi
- Harper's Corner: 20.0 mi
- Rock Point: 14.5 mi
- Silvestre Overlook: 21.0 mi
- K Point: 21.1 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 21.8 mi
- Warms Spring Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Veteran Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Rex: 12.0 mi
- Uintah "U": 14.5 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 16.9 mi
- Dinosaur National Monument: 21.4 mi
- Quarry Exhibit Hall: 5.3 mi
- Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum: 10.9 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 11.7 mi
- Dinah The Pink Dinosaur: 10.6 mi
- VBC Garden: 10.8 mi
- On-Off Falls: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jensen Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Mountain | NE 36° | 2,696 m | 24.4 mi |
| Little Brush Creek Knob | NNW 342° | 2,636 m | 24.6 mi |
| Wild Mountain | NE 48° | 2,628 m | 23.1 mi |
| Little Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,618 m | 21.9 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,614 m | 23.0 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | ENE 77° | 2,613 m | 22.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain Plateau | E 84° | 2,453 m | 12.9 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,371 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:11 | 16:55 |
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 | 16 | 25 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jensen, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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