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SALEM letters

SALEM letters from directly overhead

SALEM letters is an artwork in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,416 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cole Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.04595, -111.68064

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cole Park: 0.1 mi
  • Knoll Park: 0.4 mi
  • Salem Pond: 0.4 mi
  • Dream View Park: 0.6 mi
  • Salem City Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Little Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Tithing Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Mollies Nipple: 3.6 mi
  • Dixon Peak: 4.0 mi
  • Salem Peak: 4.3 mi
Springs
  • Apple Tree Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Holladay Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Holladay Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Holladay Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Holladay Springs: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Chief Peteetneet: 2.4 mi
  • Boots on Poles: 8.3 mi
  • Leuven Bike Provo Mural: 13.0 mi
  • World Map: 13.2 mi
  • Karl G. Maeser Statue: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 24
Picnic sites: 20
  • The Delta: 5.2 mi
  • Site 9: 5.9 mi
  • Site 10: 5.9 mi
  • B1: 9.5 mi
  • A4: 9.6 mi
Museums: 18
Waterfalls: 14
  • Ford Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Grotto Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Double Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Dryfall: 14.9 mi
  • Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 10
Ghost towns: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Spanish Fork Cross: 4.9 mi
  • Splash Summit Water Park: 13.3 mi
  • Fat Cats: 14.2 mi
  • The "Y": 14.3 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Hinterlands Climbing Area: 16.1 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 16.8 mi
  • Black Point: 17.2 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Red Cliff: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Lincoln Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Vineyard Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Vineyard Beach: 19.2 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • Rock Arch: 10.5 mi
  • Magnus Arch: 14.4 mi
  • Diamond Arch: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of SALEM letters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboSSW 195°3,635.6 m16.1 mi
South Nebo PeakSSW 196°3,620.1 m16.9 mi
Middle Nebo PeakSSW 196°3,603.9 m16.5 mi
North PeakSSW 194°3,405.8 m14.8 mi
East Provo PeakNNE 27°3,366 m15.7 mi
Provo PeakNNE 25°3,355 m15.2 mi
Bald MountainSSW 199°3,317 m12.3 mi
Freedom PeakNNE 26°3,270 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5920:1921:00
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4616:2217:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545516070777566544131
Precip in2.12.12.22.52.11.00.60.71.41.81.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spanish FK PWR House, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11186375245

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