- Elevation, modelled
- 1,290 m
- Tallest summit within 15.5 miles
- Twin Peaks (East)3,453.4 m · 14.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway6.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:03local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7486, -111.8994
Be the Light is a artwork in Utah, at a modelled 1,290 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Reconfigured, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
Based on the poem that Amanda Gorman recited at the Biden presidential inauguration in 2021. This mural is related to two additional pieces by the same artist on the flagship building of the Maven District at 200 East 900 South.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Be the Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 139° | 3,453.4 m | 14.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 139° | 3,452.8 m | 14.1 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 138° | 3,436.6 m | 14.7 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SE 137° | 3,385.4 m | 14.8 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 125° | 3,170.8 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sundial Peak | SE 133° | 3,134 m | 15.2 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 115° | 3,115 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Raymond | ESE 121° | 3,108 m | 12.1 mi |
- 6.0 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Reconfigured: 0.2 mi
- Faces of the Neighborhood: 0.2 mi
- We Make the Future: 0.2 mi
- Hoodah: 0.4 mi
- Take Me Out to the Ballpark: 0.7 mi
Parks
- MeadUp: 0.2 mi
- Jefferson Park: 0.3 mi
- Ron Heaps Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.9 mi
- Peoples Freeway Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Fear Factory: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 1.3 mi
- Carousel: 1.3 mi
- Dreamscapes: 1.5 mi
- Deveraux House: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- 9-Line Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- English Garden: 1.1 mi
- American Garden: 1.1 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 1.1 mi
- Tongan Garden: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Utah’s First Fort: 0.9 mi
- Pioneer Square: 0.9 mi
- American Peace Garden Monument: 1.1 mi
- Colleen Caron: 1.1 mi
- Kathy Elton: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Ensign Peak: 3.2 mi
- Twin Peaks: 4.4 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.5 mi
- Mount Wire: 5.5 mi
- Pencil Point: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites
- #1 - Raspberry: 3.3 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 3.5 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 3.6 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 3.6 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 3.8 mi
Museums: 59
- Classic Cars International Museum: 0.4 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 1.0 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 1.3 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Utah Folk Art: 1.3 mi
Springs: 51
- Wagner Spring: 5.0 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.2 mi
- Baskin Spring: 6.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 7.2 mi
- Enoch Spring: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hidden Falls: 12.1 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 14.9 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 1.1 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 4.8 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 10.7 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Johnson: 7.5 mi
- Bacchus: 11.9 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 17.9 mi
- Lark: 18.6 mi
- Forest City: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Point: 6.2 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Cambria Point: 23.1 mi
- Black Bluff: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Industrial Arch: 4.0 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 17.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.0 mi
- Sunset Beach: 16.9 mi
- Camera Flats: 23.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 1 mi
- Sandy · 12 mi
- Wasatch Range · 15 mi
- Draper · 16 mi
- Park City · 22 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 24 mi
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