Jay Point

Jay Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Jay Point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Jay Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.61019, -109.82012. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jay Point

• Whiterocks · viewpoint · Uintah · ~10 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake · lake · Uintah · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cutthroat Lake · lake · Uintah · ~22 km · Must-see
• Deadman Lake · lake · Uintah · ~24 km · Must-see
• Steinaker State Park · sanctuary · Uintah · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ashley National Forest · sanctuary · Duchesne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Browne Lake · lake · Daggett · ~35 km · Must-see
• Vernal Christian Church · church · Uintah · ~36 km · Must-see
• Vernal Utah Temple · church · Uintah · ~37 km · Must-see
• Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum · museum · Uintah · ~38 km · Must-see
• Red Fleet State Park · sanctuary · Uintah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Uinta Highline Trail · trek · Duchesne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jehovahs Witnesses Roosevelt Congregation · church · Duchesne · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Emmons · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~53 km · Must-see
• Flaming Gorge Dam · lake · Daggett · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big Sand Wash Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~62 km · Must-see
• South Kings Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~63 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jay Point

• Whiterocks · viewpoint · Uintah · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Emmons · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~62 km · Must-see
• South Kings Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~63 km · Must-see
• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Uintah · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~69 km · Must-see
• Red Castle · viewpoint · Summit · ~73 km · Must-see
• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mount Lovenia · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~85 km · Must-see

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