Shingle Creek Rest Area
Shingle Creek Rest Area is a rest area in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,940 m. Hancock Peak stands 3,222 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hops Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Mt Carmel Scenic Byway runs past it.
US-89 Mile 95
How to reach it
- On the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Navajo Lake Overlook · 15 mi
- Poverty Gulch Rim Overlook · 17 mi
- Checkerboard Mesa · 19 mi
- Sheep, Mountain Zion · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Buck Knoll: 5.3 mi
- Black Knoll: 6.6 mi
- Muddy Point: 7.8 mi
- Strawberry Point: 8.0 mi
- Hops Spring: 0.5 mi
- Howdy Spring: 1.4 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 1.6 mi
- Hidden Spring: 2.7 mi
- Currant Spring: 3.4 mi
- Great Chamber: 15.2 mi
- Kane County Highpoint: 17.3 mi
- Yovimpa Point: 20.0 mi
- House Rock: 20.5 mi
- Floating Rock: 20.5 mi
- Elkheart Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- Millet Point: 11.1 mi
- Cutler Point: 14.4 mi
- Meeks Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Red Breaks: 16.9 mi
- Maynard Dixon Living History Museum: 9.8 mi
- Moqui Cave: 17.9 mi
- Hatch Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 20.4 mi
- Little Hollywood Movie Museum: 23.1 mi
- Kanab Heritage Museum: 23.1 mi
- Crocodile Staging Area: 19.4 mi
- Hatch Town Park: 20.4 mi
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 21.6 mi
- Yellowjacket Picnic Site: 21.9 mi
- Kanab City Park: 22.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.7 mi
- Mystery Canyon Falls: 20.5 mi
- Menu Falls: 20.8 mi
- Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 23.5 mi
- Barrier Falls: 24.8 mi
- Powell Plaque: 20.5 mi
- Hwy 14 waypoint: 21.2 mi
- Gunsmoke Movie Set: 21.5 mi
- Lowder Family Cabins: 23.0 mi
- Rainbow Point Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Whiteman Bench Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Bartizan Arch: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Shingle Creek Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Peak | NNW 331° | 3,222 m | 20.1 mi |
| Gooseberry Point | NW 311° | 3,153 m | 19.0 mi |
| Houston Mountain | NNW 335° | 3,060 m | 18.5 mi |
| Andy Nelson Peak | NW 307° | 3,057 m | 15.9 mi |
| Navajo Peak | NW 307° | 3,038 m | 15.3 mi |
| Black Butte | NE 46° | 2,911 m | 18.1 mi |
| Henrie Knoll | NNW 343° | 2,816 m | 15.3 mi |
| Rainbow Point | ENE 71° | 2,778 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:36 | 17:17 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1213168972
Day trips start here
- Mount Carmel Junction · 12 mi
- Bryce Canyon National Park · 26 mi
- Zion National Park · 26 mi
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