The Elbow

The Elbow: 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 The Elbow

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 The Elbow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.65246, -111.12934. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Elbow

• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~11 km · Must-see
• Scofield Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~18 km · Must-see
• New Life Ministries Church · church · Carbon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Western Mining and Railroad Museum · museum · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Prehistoric Museum · museum · Carbon · ~35 km · Must-see
• Price United Methodist Church · church · Carbon · ~35 km · Must-see
• Huntington State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~47 km · Must-see
• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~47 km · Must-see
• La Sal National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~60 km · Must-see
• Manti National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~60 km · Must-see
• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Utah · ~71 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Reservoir · lake · Wasatch · ~73 km · Must-see
• Uinta National Forest · sanctuary · Utah · ~74 km · Must-see
• Swisher Mine · fort · Carbon · ~8 km
• Mill Canyon Spring · lake · Emery · ~9 km
• Mud Water Canyon · viewpoint · Carbon · ~14 km
• Cleveland Reservoir · lake · Sanpete · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Elbow

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Elbow

• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Utah · ~71 km · Must-see
• Payson Canyon Kiwanis Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~78 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~82 km · Must-see
• Spanish Fork Sports Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~84 km · Must-see
• Utah Valley · viewpoint · Utah · ~92 km · Must-see
• West Mountain · viewpoint · Utah · ~93 km · Must-see
• Provo Peak · viewpoint · Utah · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bottleneck Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~95 km · Must-see
• Assembly Hall Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~96 km · Must-see

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