Rough Point

Rough 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 Rough 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 Rough Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.51925, -110.73932. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rough Point

• Wild Horse Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~9 km · Must-see
• Goblin Valley State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~10 km · Must-see
• Factory Butte · viewpoint · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Blue Point · viewpoint · Wayne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Family Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Square Top · viewpoint · Emery · ~39 km · Must-see
• Robbers Roost Spring · viewpoint · Wayne · ~46 km · Must-see
• Deadman Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~49 km · Must-see
• Manti-La Sal National Forest · sanctuary · Emery · ~50 km · Must-see
• Temple of the Sun · temple · Wayne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Temple of the Moon · temple · Wayne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bull Mountain Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Garfield · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jailhouse Rock · viewpoint · Wayne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellen · viewpoint · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bloody Hands Gap · viewpoint · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Capitol Dome · viewpoint · Wayne · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pectols Pyramid · viewpoint · Wayne · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ferns Nipple · viewpoint · Wayne · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rough Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rough Point

• Wild Horse Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~9 km · Must-see
• Factory Butte · viewpoint · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Blue Point · viewpoint · Wayne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Family Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Square Top · viewpoint · Emery · ~39 km · Must-see
• Robbers Roost Spring · viewpoint · Wayne · ~46 km · Must-see
• Deadman Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bull Mountain Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Garfield · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jailhouse Rock · viewpoint · Wayne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellen · viewpoint · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see

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