Penitentiary Point

Penitentiary 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 Penitentiary 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 Penitentiary Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.27518, -110.66867. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Penitentiary Point

• Blue Point · viewpoint · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bull Mountain Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Garfield · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellen · viewpoint · Garfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Robbers Roost Spring · viewpoint · Wayne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Factory Butte · viewpoint · Wayne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deadman Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ragged Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bloody Hands Gap · viewpoint · Garfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~43 km · Must-see
• Goblin Valley State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Pennell · viewpoint · Garfield · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Hillers · viewpoint · Garfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~57 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ferns Nipple · viewpoint · Wayne · ~60 km · Must-see
• Capitol Reef National Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pectols Pyramid · viewpoint · Wayne · ~61 km · Must-see
• Capitol Dome · viewpoint · Wayne · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Penitentiary Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Penitentiary Point

• Blue Point · viewpoint · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bull Mountain Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Garfield · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellen · viewpoint · Garfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Robbers Roost Spring · viewpoint · Wayne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Factory Butte · viewpoint · Wayne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deadman Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ragged Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bloody Hands Gap · viewpoint · Garfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Pennell · viewpoint · Garfield · ~46 km · Must-see

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