Temple of the Sun
Temple of the Sun is a 5,822-foot elevation summit located in Capitol Reef National Park, in Wayne County of Utah, United States. This remote, iconic monolith is situated 12.5 mi north-northeast of the park's visitor center, and 0.37 mi north of Temple of the Moon, in the Middle Desert of the park's North District.Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of the Moon.
Temple of the Moon
Peak
Photo: tsaiproject, CC BY 2.0.
Temple of the Moon is a 5,665-foot elevation summit located in Capitol Reef National Park, in Wayne County of Utah, United States. This remote, iconic monolith is situated 12 mi north-northeast of the park's visitor center, and 0.37 mi south of Temple of the Sun, in the Middle Desert of the park's North District.
Temple of the Sun
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,817 feet
- Description: mountain in Capitol Reef National Park in Wayne County, Utah, United States
- Categories: mountain, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Wayne, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.45098° or 38° 27′ 4″ northLongitude
-111.19261° or 111° 11′ 33″ westElevation
5,817 feet (1,773 metres)Open location code
85CCFR24+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 356676349OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
5548111Wikidata ID
Q49081848
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Temple of the Sun” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Temple of the Sun (bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Temple of the Sun”
- Dutch: “Temple of the Sun”
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