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Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah from directly overhead

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah is an artwork in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,287 m. Silver Island stands 2,269 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Barro, a ghost town 3.3 miles away. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Coordinates40.73363, -113.55138
Around it

23 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 14
  • Floating Island: 13.3 mi
  • Lamus Peak: 18.1 mi
  • Cobb Peak: 18.4 mi
  • Kittycat Mountain: 18.4 mi
  • Jenkins Peak: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Bonneville Salt Flats: 6.8 mi
  • Bonneville Salt Lakes: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Salt Flats Rest Area, I-80 Westbound: 15.7 mi
  • Salt Flats Rest Area, I-80 Eastbound: 16.0 mi
Parks: 1
  • Bonneville Salt Flats State Park: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Bonneville State Park: 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Metaphor: The Tree of Utah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver IslandNW 321°2,269 m19.6 mi
Campbell PeakNW 316°2,050 m19.4 mi
Graham PeakNW 321°2,036 m19.5 mi
Jenkins PeakNW 309°2,021 m18.6 mi
Cobb PeakNNW 329°2,001 m18.4 mi
Tetzlaff PeakWNW 290°1,894 m20.0 mi
Rishel PeakWNW 285°1,873 m21.9 mi
Volcano PeakW 281°1,825 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1019:47
June solstice06:0420:2821:10
September equinox07:2218:5719:33
December solstice07:5616:2717:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273443516171807766523728
Precip in0.30.20.30.40.60.30.20.20.50.30.20.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wendover AP Awos, 25 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4439094190

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