- Elevation, modelled
- 1,289 m
- Tallest summit within 15.9 miles
- Twin Peaks (East)3,453.4 m · 15.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway5.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:03local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7473, -111.9220
Japanese Garden is a garden in Utah, at a modelled 1,289 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Brazilian Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Japanese Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 135° | 3,453.4 m | 15.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 136° | 3,452.8 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 134° | 3,436.6 m | 15.4 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SE 133° | 3,385.4 m | 15.6 mi |
| Kesler Peak | ESE 122° | 3,170.8 m | 15.7 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 113° | 3,115 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Raymond | ESE 118° | 3,108 m | 13.0 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 111° | 3,033 m | 14.0 mi |
- 5.7 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens: 60
- Brazilian Garden: 0.0 mi
- German Garden: 0.0 mi
- Italian Garden: 0.0 mi
- Danish Garden: 0.1 mi
- Irish Garden: 0.1 mi
Parks
- International Peace Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Jordan Park: 0.1 mi
- Bend in the River: 0.2 mi
- 9th South River Park: 0.2 mi
- Modesto Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.1 mi
- Kathy Elton: 0.1 mi
- American Peace Garden Monument: 0.1 mi
- Colleen Caron: 0.1 mi
- Utah’s First Fort: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Fear Factory: 0.7 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 1.6 mi
- Dreamscapes: 1.8 mi
- Deveraux House: 1.9 mi
- Family History Library: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- We Make the Future: 1.0 mi
- Hoodah: 1.1 mi
- Strut: 1.1 mi
- Be the Light: 1.2 mi
- Take Me Out to the Ballpark: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Classic Cars International Museum: 1.1 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 1.4 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 1.7 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 1.7 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Ensign Peak: 3.6 mi
- Twin Peaks: 5.3 mi
- Jacks Peak: 6.6 mi
- Mount Wire: 6.7 mi
- Pencil Point: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites
- #1 - Raspberry: 4.0 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 4.2 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 4.2 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 4.3 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 4.4 mi
Springs: 50
- Wagner Spring: 6.2 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 6.4 mi
- Salt Spring: 6.9 mi
- Baskin Spring: 7.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hidden Falls: 12.9 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.1 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 15.4 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 0.2 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 5.9 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 10.6 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Johnson: 7.8 mi
- Bacchus: 10.8 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 17.0 mi
- Lark: 17.9 mi
- Forest City: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Point: 7.4 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.2 mi
- Black Bluff: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Industrial Arch: 4.2 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 17.5 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- Silver Sands Beach: 14.8 mi
- Sunset Beach: 15.8 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake Triad CTR, 2 mi away.
- Mallard234 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel234 obs
- European Firebug151 obs
- Canada Goose107 obs
- Redstem Stork's-bill99 obs
- Garden Snail93 obs
- Rock Pigeon88 obs
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle88 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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