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Willow Seep

Willow Seep, seen from above at true elevation

Willow Seep is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,802 m. Observation Rock stands 2,044 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Aztec Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

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Coordinates38.39946, -109.88943

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Mesa Arch: 1.6 mi
  • Washer Woman: 2.9 mi
  • Musselman Arch: 7.0 mi
  • Fruit Bowl Highline Area: 9.8 mi
  • Mineral Bottom: 10.3 mi
Springs: 40
Cliffs: 15
Parks: 10
  • Canyonlands National Park: 16.9 mi
  • Moab BMX Park: 21.5 mi
  • Bullick Cross Creek Park: 21.7 mi
  • Moab Pocket Park: 21.8 mi
  • Robin Groff Memorial Park: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • False Kiva: 2.1 mi
  • Fort Bottom Ruin: 8.7 mi
  • Denis Julien Inscription: 12.4 mi
  • Tower Ruin: 21.3 mi
  • Farmstead History: 21.4 mi
Natural arches: 6
  • Trigon Arch: 15.7 mi
  • Arch: 16.4 mi
  • Hey Joe Arch: 19.0 mi
  • Window Arch: 19.7 mi
  • Horse Canyon Arch: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Jump: 15.2 mi
  • Indian Creek Fall: 17.2 mi
  • Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 23.8 mi
  • Medieval Chamber: 24.6 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Willow Seep. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observation RockSW 233°2,044 m17.3 mi
Bagpipe ButteSW 216°2,008 m20.7 mi
Elaterite ButteSSW 213°1,980 m14.9 mi
Horsehead RockSE 125°1,978 m16.2 mi
Junction ButteS 173°1,947 m7.8 mi
Cleopatras ChairWSW 237°1,938 m12.3 mi
The KnollNNE 27°1,920 m12.0 mi
Aztec ButteE 101°1,918 m0.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0820:47
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3416:2117:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545516173797768544130
Precip in0.60.60.70.70.90.40.91.21.01.20.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Neck, 6 mi away.

In the park

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).

Wildlife nearby
  • Plains Pricklypear104 obs
  • Common Raven101 obs
  • Colorado Pinyon100 obs
  • cushion buckwheat87 obs
  • Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany78 obs
  • Woolly Locoweed64 obs
  • Common Sagebrush Lizard56 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard49 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3506789182

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