Garden · Utah
Garden of Eatin'
Garden of Eatin' is a garden in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,377 m. Twin Peaks (west) stands 3,502 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Union Plaza, a park 0.4 miles away. Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Saint James Episcopal Church
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates40.61568, -111.85937
- 3.7 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fort Union Plaza: 0.4 mi
- HIgh Point Park: 0.5 mi
- Union Pioneer Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Union Park: 0.8 mi
- Fire Station Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Historic Fort Union: 0.4 mi
- William C Roderick: 1.9 mi
- "The Old School House" Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Birthplace of South Jordan - White Fawn Flour Mill: 4.9 mi
- Jordan High 1938 Bus Memorial: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Wheeler Farm: 1.3 mi
- Site 1: 4.7 mi
- Site 2: 4.8 mi
- Dogwood Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Site 3: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Flatiron Mesa: 1.6 mi
- Hounds Tooth: 4.9 mi
- Mount Olympus: 5.4 mi
- Mount Olympus (north): 5.4 mi
- Triangle Peak: 6.1 mi
Gardens
- Historic Sandy Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Sandy City Hall: 3.6 mi
- Harmony Park Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Creekside Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Millcreek Gardens: 5.5 mi
Attractions
- Classic Fun Center: 2.9 mi
- Aquarium Fin/Wave: 6.1 mi
- EECO Voyager: 6.1 mi
- Crazy Corn Maze: 7.0 mi
- Gospel Grace Church: 8.7 mi
Artworks
- Look At Me: 3.0 mi
- Glaciated Mass: 3.0 mi
- Mountain Motion: 3.0 mi
- 16 Triangles: 3.1 mi
- Chief Wasatch: 3.4 mi
Springs
- Beaver Ponds Springs: 4.3 mi
- Beaver Ponds Springs: 4.3 mi
- Beaver Ponds Springs: 4.3 mi
- Beaver Ponds Springs: 4.4 mi
- Granite Spring: 4.7 mi
Museums: 46
- Wheeler Farm House: 1.4 mi
- Sandy Museum: 2.1 mi
- Midvale Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- Automotive Addiction: 4.2 mi
- West Jordan Historical Society: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 5.8 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 6.0 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 6.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lisa Falls: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 3.3 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 4.3 mi
- South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 5.0 mi
- South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Johnson: 1.9 mi
- Bacchus: 12.8 mi
- Lark: 13.9 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 14.8 mi
- Forest City: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Silver Sands Beach: 19.8 mi
- Sunset Beach: 20.5 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 21.2 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 21.3 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Storm Window Arch: 8.3 mi
- Industrial Arch: 13.4 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Rattlesnake Point: 10.8 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Ghost Falls: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Garden of Eatin'. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (west) | ESE 112° | 3,501.8 m | 11.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks (east) | ESE 112° | 3,484.8 m | 11.8 mi |
| Twin Peaks (East) | ESE 102° | 3,453.4 m | 7.4 mi |
| The Pfeifferhorn | SE 125° | 3,453 m | 9.8 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | ESE 102° | 3,452.8 m | 7.3 mi |
| White Baldy | ESE 121° | 3,451 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | ESE 102° | 3,436.6 m | 8.0 mi |
| Red Stack | ESE 114° | 3,426 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cottonwood Weir, 4 mi away.
- Mallard55 obs
- Red Fox51 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel50 obs
- Western Honey Bee43 obs
- Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay41 obs
- American Robin40 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider40 obs
- European Firebug34 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1431911806
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