Tukuhnikivatz Spring
Tukuhnikivatz Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,757 m. Mount Peale stands 3,877 m to the east-southeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Tuk, a peak 1.5 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Icebox Canyon Overlook · 17 mi
- Colorado River Overlook · 17 mi
- Portal Overlook · 18 mi
- Castle Valley Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Tuk: 1.5 mi
- Mount Tukuhnikivatz: 1.9 mi
- Mount Laurel: 3.0 mi
- Talking Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mount Mellenthin: 3.3 mi
- Guardian Rock: 7.8 mi
- Moab Rim Arch: 8.5 mi
- Tukuhnikivats Arch: 8.7 mi
- Valley Of The Gnomes: 9.7 mi
- Hole N'' The Rock: 9.7 mi
- North Dakota Crag: 1.7 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 9.3 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 13.0 mi
- Convent: 16.9 mi
- Tombstone: 17.2 mi
- Mason Spring: 6.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.6 mi
- Kane Springs: 9.4 mi
- Trout Water Canyon Spring: 17.1 mi
- Stinking Spring: 17.2 mi
- Pinhook Draw Historical Marker: 9.2 mi
- Old City Park: 12.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 15.5 mi
- Center Street Ballparks: 16.1 mi
- Robin Groff Memorial Park: 16.2 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 16.1 mi
- Utah Burr: 16.3 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 16.3 mi
- Moab Mural: 16.5 mi
- Animal sculptures: 21.1 mi
- Faux Falls: 6.8 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 13.9 mi
- "Slytherin Falls": 14.5 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 15.3 mi
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 23.0 mi
- Miners Basin: 6.5 mi
- Castleton: 10.7 mi
- Dewey: 24.9 mi
- Window Arch: 14.9 mi
- Trigon Arch: 22.0 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Moab Museum: 16.2 mi
- Farmstead History: 16.8 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Tukuhnikivatz Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Peale | ESE 103° | 3,877 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Mellenthin | ENE 74° | 3,852 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Tukuhnikivatz | ESE 112° | 3,810 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Waas | NNE 30° | 3,751 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Laurel | E 83° | 3,740 m | 3.0 mi |
| Manns Peak | NE 40° | 3,729 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NNE 31° | 3,719 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Tomasaki | NE 52° | 3,711 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA SAL 1SW, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mill Creek AT Sheley Tunnel, Near Moab, UT, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Sclerobunus robustus15 obs
- Pelegrina aeneola11 obs
- heartleaf arnica9 obs
- western red columbine8 obs
- Scarlet Gilia7 obs
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell7 obs
- creeping mahonia7 obs
- blue columbine7 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/10085886910
Day trips start here
- Arches National Park · 25 mi
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