Alcove Spring
Alcove Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,554 m. Observation Rock stands 2,044 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is False Kiva, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 15.2 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 5 mi
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 9 mi
- Meander Overlook · 9 mi
- Rim Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upheaval Point: 1.3 mi
- Upheaval Dome: 1.3 mi
- Aztec Butte: 2.8 mi
- Thracian Mare: 3.2 mi
- Moses: 3.2 mi
- Mesa Arch: 3.7 mi
- Washer Woman: 4.6 mi
- Musselman Arch: 7.5 mi
- Fruit Bowl Highline Area: 7.6 mi
- Mineral Bottom: 8.0 mi
- Holeman Spring: 1.5 mi
- Willow Seep: 2.3 mi
- Cabin Spring: 3.7 mi
- Neck Spring: 4.6 mi
- Horsethief Spring: 6.1 mi
- Black Crack: 5.2 mi
- Black Crack: 5.2 mi
- Black Crack: 5.2 mi
- White Rim: 6.1 mi
- Sweet Spot: 7.9 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 18.6 mi
- Moab BMX Park: 21.2 mi
- Bullick Cross Creek Park: 21.5 mi
- Lions Park: 21.6 mi
- Moab Pocket Park: 21.6 mi
- False Kiva: 0.9 mi
- Fort Bottom Ruin: 7.1 mi
- Denis Julien Inscription: 10.2 mi
- Farmstead History: 21.2 mi
- Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 21.9 mi
- Arch: 14.2 mi
- Trigon Arch: 15.2 mi
- Hey Joe Arch: 16.7 mi
- Window Arch: 19.9 mi
- Tenmile Point Arch: 20.1 mi
- Animal sculptures: 20.2 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 21.6 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 21.7 mi
- Utah Burr: 21.8 mi
- Moab Mural: 21.8 mi
- Lower Jump: 17.5 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 19.4 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 23.8 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 24.4 mi
- Moab Giants: 20.5 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 20.5 mi
- Moab Museum: 21.8 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Alcove Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observation Rock | SW 226° | 2,044 m | 17.9 mi |
| Elaterite Butte | SSW 206° | 1,980 m | 16.3 mi |
| Horsehead Rock | SE 128° | 1,978 m | 18.2 mi |
| Junction Butte | S 169° | 1,947 m | 10.0 mi |
| Cleopatras Chair | SW 227° | 1,938 m | 12.8 mi |
| The Knoll | NE 37° | 1,920 m | 10.8 mi |
| Aztec Butte | SE 141° | 1,918 m | 2.8 mi |
| Clyde Point | WSW 257° | 1,887 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 51 | 61 | 73 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Neck, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in Jun, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 2,807 | 3,252 | 3,571 | 5,462 | 10,929 | 12,820 | 4,005 | 2,420 | 2,436 | 2,681 | 2,565 | 2,721 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Green River AT Mineral Bottom NR Cynlnds Ntl Park, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Canyonlands National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: May.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
- Kingcup Cactus66 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard46 obs
- Fremont barberry39 obs
- Colorado Pinyon33 obs
- Utah Beardtongue33 obs
- Woolly Locoweed30 obs
- single-leaf ash22 obs
- Stansbury's Cliffrose21 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3506789173
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 20 mi
- Arches National Park · 26 mi
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