- Elevation, modelled
- 1,435 m
- Tallest summit within 14.1 miles
- Twin Peaks (East)3,453.4 m · 13.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway6.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:03local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7639, -111.8468
Block U is a attraction in Utah, at a modelled 1,435 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Utah Museum of Fine Arts, a museum 0.3 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Block U. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SSE 151° | 3,453.4 m | 13.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SSE 151° | 3,452.8 m | 13.4 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SSE 149° | 3,436.6 m | 13.9 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SSE 148° | 3,385.4 m | 13.9 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 136° | 3,170.8 m | 13.4 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 127° | 3,115 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 134° | 3,108 m | 10.5 mi |
| Wilson Peak | SE 124° | 3,033 m | 11.0 mi |
- 6.8 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Cauldron: 0.4 mi
- Price Family Holocaust Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- LDS Tenth Ward Square: 1.2 mi
- Bennett Vista Trail: 1.4 mi
- Simon Bamberger House: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Block U: 1.1 mi
- Mercer Park Fountain: 1.5 mi
- David Keith Mansion and Carriage House: 1.5 mi
- Grizzly Bear: 1.7 mi
- Polar Bear: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Twin Peaks: 2.1 mi
- Mount Wire: 2.6 mi
- Ensign Peak: 3.1 mi
- Jacks Peak: 3.2 mi
- Pencil Point: 3.7 mi
Museums: 58
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts: 0.3 mi
- Fort Douglas Museum: 0.7 mi
- Garden Exhibits: 1.2 mi
- Natural History Museum Of Utah: 1.3 mi
- Trolley History Museum: 1.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hidden Falls: 11.0 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 11.4 mi
- Donut Falls: 13.6 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 14.3 mi
- Lisa Falls: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Johnson: 8.5 mi
- Bacchus: 14.8 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 20.6 mi
- Forest City: 20.7 mi
- Lark: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 3
- Silver Sands Beach: 18.8 mi
- Sunset Beach: 19.8 mi
- Camera Flats: 24.3 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 2 mi
- Sandy · 13 mi
- Wasatch Range · 13 mi
- Draper · 17 mi
- Park City · 20 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 23 mi
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