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Paper Airplane

Paper Airplane from directly overhead

Paper Airplane is an artwork in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,589 m. Willard Peak stands 2,976 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobabe Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Ogden River Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2588.7 m
Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.36811, -111.77406

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cobabe Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • James Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Middle Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Sharp Mountain: 5.8 mi
Parks
  • Liberty Park: 5.2 mi
  • Eden Park: 5.3 mi
  • Huntsville Town Park: 7.5 mi
  • Posse Grounds: 9.3 mi
  • Wadman Park: 9.8 mi
Springs
  • Lime Kiln Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Fisher Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Wester Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Cold Spring: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 17
Picnic sites: 9
  • Moose Hollow Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Doug Shaw Memorial Bowery: 5.2 mi
  • Spring Creek Day Use Area: 7.0 mi
  • Day Use Site 22: 12.6 mi
  • Day Use Site 20/21: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Middle Inlet Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Pelican Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Cemetery Point Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Anderson Cove Beach: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • The W: 14.5 mi
  • Fort Buenaventura: 15.4 mi
  • Snow Horse: 21.6 mi
  • Fat Cats: 21.8 mi
  • Tepanyaki: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Paper Airplane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willard PeakW 276°2,976 m10.4 mi
Ben LomondW 268°2,960 m9.7 mi
Mount OgdenSSW 206°2,917 m12.9 mi
Allen PeakSSW 207°2,885 m12.7 mi
James PeakNNW 329°2,869 m1.9 mi
Willard MountainW 278°2,867 m11.1 mi
De Moisy PeakSSW 202°2,847 m13.5 mi
The NeedlesSSW 204°2,822 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5520:2321:05
September equinox07:1518:5019:26
December solstice07:5116:1717:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837445361706959483625
Precip in3.42.82.72.82.81.90.90.91.73.02.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eden, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10035259621

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