Smithsonian Butte

Smithsonian Butte is a 6,780-foot elevation summit located in the Canaan Mountain Wilderness of Washington County in southwest Utah, United States.

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Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,722 feet
Description: butte in Washington County, Utah, United States
Also known as: “Rockville Butte”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apple Valley and Grafton.

Apple Valley

Village

Photo: Alan Levine, CC BY 2.0.

Apple Valley is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States, located 12 miles east of Hurricane along SR-59. The population was 855 at the 2020 census.

Grafton

Locality

Photo: Triberocker, Public domain.

Grafton is a ghost town, just south of Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. Said to be the most photographed ghost town in the West, it has been featured as a location in several films, including 1929's In Old Arizona—the first talkie filmed outdoors—and the classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Rockville

Village

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rockville is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. It is located along the Virgin River near the mouth of Zion Canyon. The city lies just outside the park boundary for Zion National Park; the park entrance is located approximately 5 miles northeast of the town.

Smithsonian Butte

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Washington, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.11387° or 37° 6′ 50″ north

Longitude

-113.07966° or 113° 4′ 47″ west

Elevation

6,722 feet (2,049 metres)

Open location code

85984W7C+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356674121

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

5547053

Wikidata ID

Q49074877

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Satellite Map

Discover Smithsonian Butte from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Smithsonian Butte” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Smithsonian Butte”
Dutch: “Smithsonian Butte”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Grafton Historic DIstrict and Big Plain Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dutton Pass and Grafton Mesa (Upper) Trailhead.

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