New Roots Community Garden
New Roots Community Garden is a garden in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,298 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- International Rescue Committee
- Access
- Private
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 0.0 mi
- Fitts Park: 0.4 mi
- Whitlock Park: 0.5 mi
- South Salt Lake Off-Leash Dog Park: 0.5 mi
- Bickley Park: 0.6 mi
- Fitts Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Creekside Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Millcreek Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Harmony Park Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Liberty Wells Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Chinese Gate: 0.9 mi
- Depths of the Abyss: 1.0 mi
- New Day Rising: 1.1 mi
- High Water: 1.2 mi
- Renewed Spring: 1.5 mi
- Joe Hill: 2.1 mi
- The Chase Mill: 2.4 mi
- Carlisle Family Monument: 2.5 mi
- Utah Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Pioneer Home, Isaac Chase - Brigham Young: 2.5 mi
- Gospel Grace Church: 2.3 mi
- Carousel: 2.4 mi
- Fear Factory: 3.1 mi
- Mercer Park Fountain: 3.7 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 4.1 mi
- Museum of Utah Folk Art: 2.5 mi
- Chase Home Museum Of Utah Folk Arts: 2.5 mi
- Classic Cars International Museum: 3.2 mi
- Trolley History Museum: 3.3 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 3.8 mi
- Pencil Point: 4.7 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.0 mi
- Ensign Peak: 5.9 mi
- Mount Wire: 6.2 mi
- Twin Peaks: 6.3 mi
- Solar Plaza: 4.9 mi
- Secret Wayside: 5.2 mi
- Wheeler Farm: 5.4 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 5.8 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 6.0 mi
- Wagner Spring: 5.2 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.3 mi
- Mount Olympus Spring: 6.6 mi
- Neffs Spring: 7.2 mi
- Neffs Spring: 8.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.9 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 11.9 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 12.3 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 12.3 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 3.3 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 4.1 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 8.1 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 9.9 mi
- Johnson: 4.8 mi
- Bacchus: 11.6 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 16.6 mi
- Lark: 16.9 mi
- Forest City: 19.4 mi
- Industrial Arch: 6.8 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 14.9 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 18.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 6.4 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.7 mi
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of New Roots Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 133° | 3,453.4 m | 11.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 134° | 3,452.8 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 132° | 3,436.6 m | 12.2 mi |
| North Thunder Mountain | SE 145° | 3,400 m | 14.0 mi |
| Monte Cristo | SE 126° | 3,393 m | 13.8 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SE 131° | 3,385.4 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Superior | SE 125° | 3,364 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bells Cleaver | SSE 147° | 3,197 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 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 | 31 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City E Bench, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel351 obs
- Mallard234 obs
- Western Honey Bee171 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider124 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee118 obs
- House Sparrow112 obs
- Common Pill Woodlouse111 obs
- common dandelion99 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/1432464970
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 3 mi
- Sandy · 10 mi
- Draper · 13 mi
- Wasatch Range · 15 mi
- Park City · 20 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 21 mi
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