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Esther's Garden

Esther's Garden from directly overhead

Esther's Garden is a garden in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,422 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the south-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanner Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.71190, -111.82045

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tanner Park: 0.2 mi
  • Parley's Way Park: 0.6 mi
  • Stratford Park: 0.8 mi
  • Canyon Rim Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hillcrest Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
  • The Railroad Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Parley: 1.0 mi
  • 5VY4388: 1.1 mi
  • Joe Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Tiger and Cubs: 2.5 mi
Museums: 60
Peaks
  • Pencil Point: 1.6 mi
  • Jacks Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Grandeur Peak: 3.2 mi
  • Perkins Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Mount Wire: 4.2 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Cheshire cat: 1.7 mi
  • U: 1.9 mi
  • Sego Lily Plaza: 1.9 mi
  • Sugar Beets: 2.0 mi
  • Sugar Beets: 2.2 mi
Attractions
  • Jack's Mailbox: 2.2 mi
  • Amur Tiger: 2.6 mi
  • Arabian Sand Cat: 2.6 mi
  • Amur Leopard: 2.6 mi
  • Snow Leopard: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites
Springs: 52
  • Emigration Tunnel Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Wagner Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Mount Olympus Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Neffs Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Neffs Spring: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Hidden Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 7.8 mi
  • Donut Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Lisa Falls: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Ghost towns: 8
Natural arches: 3
  • Industrial Arch: 7.8 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 14.6 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Esther's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)SSE 147°3,453.4 m9.7 mi
Twin Peaks (West)SSE 148°3,452.8 m9.6 mi
Sunrise PeakSE 146°3,436.6 m10.1 mi
Monte CristoSE 137°3,393 m11.4 mi
Dromedary PeakSE 144°3,385.4 m10.2 mi
Mount SuperiorSE 136°3,364 m11.5 mi
North FlagstaffSE 129°3,219 m11.8 mi
Flagstaff MountainSE 130°3,214 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:40
June solstice05:5720:2121:03
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:4916:2017:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313645516069787666534232

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City E Bench, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard287 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel264 obs
  • Canada Goose90 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk87 obs
  • Donkey Tail77 obs
  • California Quail76 obs
  • American Robin69 obs
  • Western Honey Bee68 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1431892020

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