Garden of Wheadon Community Garden
Garden of Wheadon Community Garden is a garden in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,362 m. Twin Peaks (west) stands 3,502 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheadon Farm Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wasatch Community Gardens
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wheadon Farm Park: 0.3 mi
- Adagio Park South: 0.5 mi
- Southridge Park: 0.5 mi
- Adagio south commons: 0.5 mi
- Draper City Spash pad and Dog park: 0.5 mi
- Pony Express Monument - Rockwell Station: 1.4 mi
- Soónkahni Monument: 1.7 mi
- Veteran Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Birthplace of South Jordan - White Fawn Flour Mill: 4.4 mi
- South Jordan War Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Red Rock: 1.6 mi
- Potato Hill: 1.9 mi
- Steep Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Maack Hill: 2.4 mi
- View Benchmark: 3.0 mi
- Avery Hot Springs: 1.7 mi
- Wall of Springs: 5.9 mi
- Schoolhouse Springs: 6.4 mi
- Schoolhouse Springs: 6.4 mi
- Schoolhouse Springs: 6.4 mi
- EECO Voyager: 2.3 mi
- Aquarium Fin/Wave: 2.3 mi
- Fat Cats: 2.8 mi
- Ashton Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Cornbelly's: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Riverside Picnic: 8.3 mi
- Riverbend Picnic Site and Grills: 8.3 mi
- Wheeler Farm: 9.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Parterre Garden: 4.9 mi
- Children's Discovery Garden: 4.9 mi
- Light of the World: 4.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 4.9 mi
- Helicopter: 5.2 mi
- Mountain Motion: 5.3 mi
- 16 Triangles: 5.4 mi
- Glaciated Mass: 5.4 mi
- Look At Me: 5.4 mi
- Sorensen Home Museum: 1.7 mi
- Draper Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Automotive Addiction: 4.2 mi
- Museum of Natural Curiosity: 4.9 mi
- Butterfly Biosphere: 5.1 mi
- Ghost Falls: 3.1 mi
- Monet Waterfall: 4.9 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 5.0 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 7.5 mi
- Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Corner Canyon: 2.1 mi
- South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
- South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 4.9 mi
- Johnson: 9.8 mi
- Lark: 11.4 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 13.7 mi
- Forest City: 14.7 mi
- Bacchus: 15.9 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Ghost Falls: 18.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 18.8 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 20.5 mi
- Black Point: 24.1 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 14.1 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 14.1 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 23.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 23.8 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 3.6 mi
- Industrial Arch: 21.2 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 22.6 mi
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Garden of Wheadon Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (west) | ENE 73° | 3,501.8 m | 12.3 mi |
| North Timpanogos | ESE 117° | 3,487.2 m | 12.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks (east) | ENE 74° | 3,484.8 m | 12.6 mi |
| Geek Peak | ENE 75° | 3,471 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bomber Peak | ESE 119° | 3,458.6 m | 13.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks (East) | NE 52° | 3,453.4 m | 10.6 mi |
| The Pfeifferhorn | ENE 76° | 3,453 m | 9.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | NE 52° | 3,452.8 m | 10.5 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 | 07:48 | 16:21 | 17:05 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Draper-point OF MTN, 1 mi away.
- Mallard47 obs
- Heart-podded Hoary Cress38 obs
- American Robin34 obs
- Gopher Snake31 obs
- Western Kingbird28 obs
- American Kestrel22 obs
- Russian olive21 obs
- cotton thistle21 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1335313962
Day trips start here
- Draper · 1 mi
- Sandy · 5 mi
- Lehi · 8 mi
- American Fork · 9 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 10 mi
- Orem · 17 mi
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