Artwork · Utah
High Water
High Water is an artwork in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,293 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Depths of the Abyss, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
Created as part of the South Salt Lake 2019 Mural Fest.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019
How to reach it
Coordinates40.72382, -111.89667
- 7.6 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Depths of the Abyss: 0.2 mi
- New Day Rising: 0.3 mi
- Renewed Spring: 0.5 mi
- Mammoth: 0.7 mi
- For the Wild Ones: 0.8 mi
Parks
- South Salt Lake Off-Leash Dog Park: 0.7 mi
- Whitlock Park: 0.8 mi
- Peoples Freeway Park: 0.8 mi
- Cotten Park: 0.9 mi
- Lions Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- New Roots Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Liberty Wells Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Fitts Park Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Harrison Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- 9-Line Community Garden: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- Gospel Grace Church: 1.8 mi
- Carousel: 1.8 mi
- Fear Factory: 2.0 mi
- Mercer Park Fountain: 2.9 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- The Chase Mill: 1.8 mi
- Pioneer Home, Isaac Chase - Brigham Young: 1.9 mi
- Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics: 2.0 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 2.0 mi
- American Peace Garden Monument: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Museum of Utah Folk Art: 1.9 mi
- Chase Home Museum Of Utah Folk Arts: 1.9 mi
- Classic Cars International Museum: 2.1 mi
- Trolley History Museum: 2.6 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Solar Plaza: 4.6 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 4.9 mi
- Secret Wayside: 4.9 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 5.1 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Ensign Peak: 4.9 mi
- Pencil Point: 5.2 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 5.7 mi
- Mount Wire: 6.1 mi
Springs: 53
- Wagner Spring: 5.2 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.4 mi
- Mount Olympus Spring: 7.6 mi
- Neffs Spring: 8.2 mi
- Baskin Spring: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hidden Falls: 10.9 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 11.5 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.2 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 9.0 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Johnson: 5.8 mi
- Bacchus: 11.3 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 16.8 mi
- Lark: 17.3 mi
- Forest City: 20.5 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Industrial Arch: 5.7 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 16.0 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Rattlesnake Point: 6.6 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Cambria Point: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.1 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.0 mi
- Camera Flats: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of High Water. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 134° | 3,453.4 m | 12.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 135° | 3,452.8 m | 12.8 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 133° | 3,436.6 m | 13.4 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SE 132° | 3,385.4 m | 13.5 mi |
| Kesler Peak | ESE 120° | 3,170.8 m | 13.8 mi |
| Rocky Mouth Canyon Peak | SSE 151° | 3,137 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sundial Peak | SE 128° | 3,134 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 108° | 3,115 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake Triad CTR, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11002112725
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 3 mi
- Sandy · 11 mi
- Draper · 15 mi
- Wasatch Range · 16 mi
- Park City · 21 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 22 mi
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