- Elevation, modelled
- 1,486 m
- Tallest summit within 12.6 miles
- Twin Peaks (East)3,453.4 m · 11.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway5.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:03local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7496, -111.8152
Giraffe is a attraction in Utah, at a modelled 1,486 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Warthog, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Giraffe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SSE 155° | 3,453.4 m | 11.8 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SSE 156° | 3,452.8 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SSE 154° | 3,436.6 m | 12.2 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SSE 152° | 3,385.4 m | 12.2 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 138° | 3,170.8 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sundial Peak | SSE 147° | 3,134 m | 12.4 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 128° | 3,115 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 137° | 3,108 m | 8.6 mi |
- 5.2 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Warthog: 0.0 mi
- Zebra: 0.0 mi
- Ostrich: 0.0 mi
- Gorilla: 0.1 mi
- Globe Fountian: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- Ostrich: 0.0 mi
- Giraffe Family: 0.1 mi
- Gorilla: 0.1 mi
- Lion's Pride: 0.1 mi
- Spider Monkey: 0.1 mi
Peaks
- Jacks Peak: 1.3 mi
- Mount Wire: 1.7 mi
- Pencil Point: 1.9 mi
- Perkins Hill: 2.3 mi
- Dale Benchmark: 3.4 mi
Museums: 58
- Natural History Museum Of Utah: 1.1 mi
- Garden Exhibits: 1.2 mi
- Fort Douglas Museum: 1.4 mi
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts: 1.6 mi
- The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Hidden Falls: 9.2 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 9.6 mi
- Donut Falls: 11.8 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 12.8 mi
- Lisa Falls: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Johnson: 7.9 mi
- Bacchus: 15.9 mi
- Forest City: 18.9 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 21.2 mi
- Lark: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Silver Sands Beach: 20.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:21 | 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 · 4 mi
- Wasatch Range · 11 mi
- Sandy · 12 mi
- Draper · 17 mi
- Park City · 18 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 22 mi
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