Artwork · Utah
The Peaks
The Peaks is an artwork in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,289 m. Gobblers Knob stands 3,115 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Column Plates And Benches, a artwork 0.9 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Material
- steel;glass
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.77209, -111.98647
- 4.4 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Column Plates And Benches: 0.9 mi
- Benches: 0.9 mi
- The Canyons: 0.9 mi
- Drifting Waters: 0.9 mi
- In Bloom: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Drifting Waters: 0.9 mi
- Central Overland Trail - Tooele Branch - Jordan River Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Steenblik Park Commemoration: 3.5 mi
- Colleen Caron: 3.8 mi
- Kathy Elton: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Meadows Park: 2.1 mi
- West station gardens: 2.3 mi
- Dog area: 2.4 mi
- Redwood Meadows Park: 2.4 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- Og-woi People's Orchard and Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Rose Park Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Fairpark Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- 9-Line Orchard: 3.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Fear Factory: 4.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 4.3 mi
- Dreamscapes: 4.3 mi
- Deveraux House: 4.5 mi
- Family History Library: 4.8 mi
Museums: 60
- Rio Grande Depot: 4.3 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 4.3 mi
- Land Cruiser Heritage Museum: 4.3 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 4.4 mi
- Classic Cars International Museum: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Ensign Peak: 5.2 mi
- Round Knoll: 6.6 mi
- Cow Bay Knoll: 7.2 mi
- Rabbit Knoll: 7.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites
- #1 - Raspberry: 5.9 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 6.1 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 6.1 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 6.2 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 6.2 mi
Springs: 49
- Salt Spring: 3.4 mi
- Baskin Spring: 7.8 mi
- Enoch Spring: 8.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 8.4 mi
- Tabitha Springs: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hidden Falls: 16.7 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 17.2 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 18.5 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 18.5 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 3.8 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 9.6 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 12.4 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Bacchus: 9.5 mi
- Johnson: 10.9 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 16.6 mi
- Lark: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Point: 10.8 mi
- Cambria Point: 18.5 mi
- Black Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Silver Sands Beach: 11.7 mi
- Sunset Beach: 12.7 mi
- Camera Flats: 19.3 mi
- Bridger Bay Beach: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Industrial Arch: 5.0 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 14.9 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of The Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 114° | 3,115 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Raymond | ESE 118° | 3,108 m | 16.8 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | ESE 121° | 2,981 m | 15.1 mi |
| South Thayne Peak | ESE 118° | 2,980 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Olympus East | ESE 123° | 2,979 m | 15.0 mi |
| Storm Mountain | SE 131° | 2,901 m | 17.1 mi |
| Grandview Peak | ENE 66° | 2,866 m | 13.4 mi |
| Triangle Peak | ESE 124° | 2,854 m | 14.6 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 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 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 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City Intl AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11520462281
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 5 mi
- Sandy · 15 mi
- Draper · 19 mi
- Wasatch Range · 20 mi
- Tooele · 23 mi
- Lehi · 27 mi
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