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Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach from directly overhead

Sunset Beach is a beach in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,279 m. Kelsey Peak stands 3,162 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Salt Lake State Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1279 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.72718, -112.22166
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Great Salt Lake State Park: 0.7 mi
  • Emigrant Park: 3.4 mi
  • Lake Point Community Park: 4.8 mi
  • Magna Neighborhood Park: 6.1 mi
  • Magna Copper Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Vines of Time: 6.1 mi
  • The Peaks: 12.7 mi
  • Drifting Waters: 12.8 mi
  • In Bloom: 12.9 mi
  • Column Plates And Benches: 13.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 57
Gardens: 53
Museums: 50
Springs: 47
  • Factory/Dunne's Pond Springs: 5.7 mi
  • Factory/Dunne's Pond Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Factory/Dunne's Pond Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Maple Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Factory/Dunne's Pond Springs: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 47
Nature reserves: 12
  • Carr Fork Wildlife Managment Area: 12.1 mi
  • Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
  • Fife Wetland Preserve: 15.8 mi
  • Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 18.5 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Hole in the Rock.: 3.5 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Sunset Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kelsey PeakS 179°3,162 m19.0 mi
White Pine PeakS 179°3,146 m18.4 mi
Tooele PeakS 181°2,926 m17.2 mi
Butterfield PeaksS 172°2,856 m18.2 mi
Nelson PeakSSE 166°2,829 m8.0 mi
Butterfield PeaksS 173°2,814 m18.0 mi
Clipper PeakS 173°2,805 m14.8 mi
Edwards Peak (9183)S 187°2,799 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice05:5920:2321:04
September equinox07:1718:5219:28
December solstice07:5016:2117:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545526272817969544132
Precip in1.41.41.82.32.41.00.70.71.11.61.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garfield, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356674350

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