Hoodah
Hoodah is an artwork in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,289 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Classic Cars International Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
The 14-foot wooden troll of the Granary District.
What the record says
- Built
- 2023-09
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Classic Cars International Museum: 0.0 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 0.6 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 0.9 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 0.9 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.1 mi
- We Make the Future: 0.3 mi
- Faces of the Neighborhood: 0.4 mi
- Be the Light: 0.4 mi
- Reconfigured: 0.4 mi
- Strut: 0.6 mi
- Fear Factory: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.9 mi
- Dreamscapes: 1.1 mi
- Deveraux House: 1.1 mi
- Family History Library: 1.2 mi
- Utah’s First Fort: 0.5 mi
- Pioneer Square: 0.6 mi
- Colleen Caron: 1.0 mi
- American Peace Garden Monument: 1.0 mi
- Kathy Elton: 1.0 mi
- MeadUp: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.6 mi
- Jefferson Park: 0.7 mi
- Post Street Tot Lot: 0.9 mi
- 500 West Street Commons: 0.9 mi
- 9-Line Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- English Garden: 1.0 mi
- American Garden: 1.0 mi
- Chinese Garden: 1.0 mi
- Greek Garden: 1.0 mi
- Ensign Peak: 2.9 mi
- Twin Peaks: 4.3 mi
- Mount Wire: 5.6 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.7 mi
- Pencil Point: 5.8 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 3.1 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 3.2 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 3.3 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 3.4 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 3.5 mi
- Wagner Spring: 5.1 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.4 mi
- Baskin Spring: 6.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.9 mi
- Enoch Spring: 7.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.4 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 15.3 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.4 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 1.0 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 5.0 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 11.0 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 12.8 mi
- Johnson: 7.9 mi
- Bacchus: 11.9 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 18.0 mi
- Lark: 18.8 mi
- Forest City: 22.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 6.4 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.7 mi
- Black Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Industrial Arch: 3.6 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 18.1 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 18.6 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 15.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 16.8 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Hoodah. 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 | 14.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 140° | 3,452.8 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 138° | 3,436.6 m | 15.1 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SE 137° | 3,385.4 m | 15.2 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 126° | 3,170.8 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sundial Peak | SE 133° | 3,134 m | 15.6 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 116° | 3,115 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Raymond | ESE 122° | 3,108 m | 12.4 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11273286151
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 1 mi
- Sandy · 13 mi
- Wasatch Range · 16 mi
- Draper · 17 mi
- Park City · 22 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 24 mi
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