Pines Rest Area
Pines Rest Area is a rest area in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,350 m. Mount Dutton stands 3,366 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pine Hills, a peak 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway runs past it.
UT-12 Mile 10
What to expect
- Operated by
- Utah Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mossy Cave · 6 mi
- Ledge Point · 6 mi
- Powell Point Vista · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Pine Hills: 0.6 mi
- Johnson Bench: 2.6 mi
- Peak 8601: 4.7 mi
- Wilson Peak: 5.5 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Ruby's Inn Horseback Riding: 3.6 mi
- Entrance, Bryce Canyon National Park: 4.4 mi
- Red Canyon Arc: 5.5 mi
- Mossy Cave Trail Overlook: 5.8 mi
- Little Windows: 5.9 mi
- Yellow Spring: 8.6 mi
- Paradise Spring: 11.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 15.1 mi
- Birch Spring: 15.5 mi
- Lonely Spring: 15.7 mi
- Fairyland Point: 5.2 mi
- Shakespear Point: 5.9 mi
- Chinese Wall: 5.9 mi
- Mutt and Jeff: 6.5 mi
- Pans Pinnacle: 6.5 mi
- Pink Cliffs Village: 3.1 mi
- Bryce Canyon City Park: 3.5 mi
- Red Canyon: 6.7 mi
- Hatch Town Park: 13.2 mi
- Baseball Field Park: 14.1 mi
- Hillsdale: 9.6 mi
- Johnson Ranch: 12.0 mi
- Widtsoe: 14.3 mi
- Georgetown: 14.5 mi
- Asay: 17.3 mi
- CCC Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Whiteman Bench Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Rainbow Point Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Bryce Wildlife Adventure: 0.7 mi
- Hatch Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 13.2 mi
- Tropic Ditch Falls: 5.8 mi
- Smokey: 6.7 mi
- Clay Creek Group Site: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Pines Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dutton | N 358° | 3,366 m | 21.6 mi |
| Griffin Top | NE 52° | 3,274 m | 22.1 mi |
| Barney Top | ENE 75° | 3,184 m | 18.3 mi |
| Adams Head | N 359° | 3,171 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | N 359° | 3,160 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hancock Peak | NNW 349° | 3,037 m | 11.7 mi |
| Crow Peak | N 360° | 2,971 m | 14.0 mi |
| Horse Creek Top | ENE 62° | 2,927 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryce Canyon AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1213169490
Day trips start here
- Bryce Canyon National Park · 9 mi
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