Dog Tanks Spring
Dog Tanks Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,866 m. South Peak stands 3,390 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is House on Fire, a attraction 1.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients passes 1.6 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 10.0 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 19.3 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Posey's Trail Overlook · 6 mi
- Comb Ridge · 7 mi
- Kachina Bridge Overlook · 16 mi
- Valley of the Gods Road Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hotel Rock: 2.0 mi
- Milk Point: 3.6 mi
- Salvation Knoll: 4.6 mi
- Juniper Point: 7.6 mi
- Black Mesa Butte: 7.7 mi
- House on Fire: 1.4 mi
- Big Ruin: 2.2 mi
- Wall Ruin: 2.3 mi
- Lewis Lodge: 3.0 mi
- Cathedral Arch: 3.5 mi
- Pine Spring: 3.8 mi
- Posey Spring: 6.8 mi
- South Elk Spring: 8.4 mi
- Maverick Spring: 8.5 mi
- Snow Flat Spring: 11.1 mi
- Hotel Rock Ruin: 2.0 mi
- Doorway Ruin: 2.8 mi
- Butler Wash Ruins: 5.5 mi
- Butler Wash Ruins: 5.6 mi
- Butler Wash Ruins: 5.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 14.3 mi
- South Park: 14.6 mi
- Central Park: 14.7 mi
- Pioneer Park: 15.0 mi
- Walter C Lyman Park: 15.5 mi
- Comb Ridge: 4.1 mi
- Comb Ridge Road: 9.8 mi
- Red House Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Red Bluffs: 21.0 mi
- Cedar Mesa Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Edge of the Cedars Museum: 14.3 mi
- Dinosaur Museum: 14.3 mi
- Bluff Fort: 21.7 mi
- Solar Sculpture: 14.2 mi
- Rockart: 20.6 mi
- Fry Canyon: 23.6 mi
- Johns Canyon Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Dog Tanks Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Peak | NE 42° | 3,390 m | 23.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNE 33° | 3,356 m | 24.3 mi |
| West Mountain | NNE 29° | 3,347 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Linnaeus | NNE 29° | 3,334 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bob Park Peak | NNE 28° | 3,271 m | 21.4 mi |
| Horse Mountain | N 354° | 2,820 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bears Ears East | NW 304° | 2,761 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bears Ears West | WNW 302° | 2,722 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natural Bridges NM, 14 mi away.
- greenleaf manzanita25 obs
- Roundleaf buffaloberry23 obs
- Kingcup Cactus15 obs
- Hairspine pricklypear14 obs
- Colorado Pinyon13 obs
- Plateau Fence Lizard12 obs
- Plateau Striped Whiptail11 obs
- Smallflower Fishhook Cactus11 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/3593198159
Day trips start here
- Goosenecks State Park · 29 mi
- Mexican Hat · 29 mi
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