New Day Rising
New Day Rising is an artwork in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,295 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 7.7 miles off.
Created for South Salt Lake's 2022 Mural Fest. Incorporates several state symbols. Turner stated (on Instagram) that the growing flower represents the birth of Utah.
What the record says
- Built
- 2022
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Depths of the Abyss: 0.2 mi
- High Water: 0.3 mi
- Renewed Spring: 0.4 mi
- Mammoth: 0.6 mi
- SLCC sign: 0.7 mi
- South Salt Lake Off-Leash Dog Park: 0.6 mi
- Whitlock Park: 0.6 mi
- Cotten Park: 0.7 mi
- Lions Park: 0.7 mi
- Promise Park: 0.8 mi
- New Roots Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Liberty Wells Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Harrison Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Fitts Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- 9-Line Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Gospel Grace Church: 1.6 mi
- Carousel: 1.6 mi
- Fear Factory: 2.1 mi
- Mercer Park Fountain: 2.8 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 3.0 mi
- The Chase Mill: 1.6 mi
- Pioneer Home, Isaac Chase - Brigham Young: 1.7 mi
- Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics: 1.8 mi
- D. A. R.: 1.9 mi
- Joe Hill: 2.2 mi
- Museum of Utah Folk Art: 1.7 mi
- Chase Home Museum Of Utah Folk Arts: 1.7 mi
- Classic Cars International Museum: 2.1 mi
- Trolley History Museum: 2.5 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 2.7 mi
- Solar Plaza: 4.4 mi
- Secret Wayside: 4.7 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 4.8 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 5.0 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 5.1 mi
- Ensign Peak: 4.8 mi
- Pencil Point: 4.9 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.1 mi
- Twin Peaks: 5.5 mi
- Mount Wire: 5.8 mi
- Wagner Spring: 5.0 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.2 mi
- Mount Olympus Spring: 7.4 mi
- Neffs Spring: 8.0 mi
- Baskin Spring: 8.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.7 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 13.4 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.3 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 4.2 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 9.1 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 10.9 mi
- Johnson: 5.8 mi
- Bacchus: 11.5 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 17.0 mi
- Lark: 17.5 mi
- Forest City: 20.3 mi
- Industrial Arch: 5.7 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 16.0 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 18.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 6.3 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Cambria Point: 24.5 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.3 mi
- Camera Flats: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of New Day Rising. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 135° | 3,453.4 m | 12.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 136° | 3,452.8 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 134° | 3,436.6 m | 13.2 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SE 133° | 3,385.4 m | 13.3 mi |
| Kesler Peak | ESE 120° | 3,170.8 m | 13.5 mi |
| Rocky Mouth Canyon Peak | SSE 152° | 3,137 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sundial Peak | SE 129° | 3,134 m | 13.8 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 109° | 3,115 m | 11.5 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/11002112723
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 2 mi
- Sandy · 11 mi
- Draper · 15 mi
- Wasatch Range · 15 mi
- Park City · 21 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 22 mi
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