Popperton Plots Community Garden
Popperton Plots Community Garden is a garden in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,488 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Popperton Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wasatch Community Gardens
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 7.2 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Popperton Park: 0.1 mi
- Reservoir Park: 0.7 mi
- Wasatch Elementary School Playground: 0.8 mi
- 11th Avenue Park: 0.8 mi
- Lindsey Gardens Park: 0.8 mi
- Block U: 0.5 mi
- Block U: 1.0 mi
- David Keith Mansion and Carriage House: 1.5 mi
- Mercer Park Fountain: 1.7 mi
- White Memorial Chapel: 2.0 mi
- Price Family Holocaust Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Cauldron: 1.3 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 1.4 mi
- Simon Bamberger House: 1.5 mi
- LDS Tenth Ward Square: 1.6 mi
- Fort Douglas Museum: 1.2 mi
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts: 1.2 mi
- Alice Gallery: 1.4 mi
- Garden Exhibits: 1.6 mi
- Natural History Museum Of Utah: 1.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 1.2 mi
- Ensign Peak: 2.5 mi
- Mount Wire: 2.7 mi
- Black Mountain (West Summit): 3.6 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 3.7 mi
- Solar Plaza: 1.2 mi
- Secret Wayside: 1.4 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 1.8 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 1.9 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 1.9 mi
- Sill Garden: 0.9 mi
- Nuh Eevaat Garden: 1.0 mi
- BU C Garden: 1.1 mi
- Water & Pollinator Conservation Garden: 1.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wagner Spring: 2.9 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 3.2 mi
- Baskin Spring: 4.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.0 mi
- Enoch Spring: 5.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.8 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 12.2 mi
- Donut Falls: 14.4 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 15.2 mi
- Lisa Falls: 15.4 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 3.8 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 11.6 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 13.1 mi
- Johnson: 9.4 mi
- Bacchus: 15.2 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 21.2 mi
- Forest City: 21.5 mi
- Lark: 21.8 mi
- Industrial Arch: 3.5 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.2 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 21.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 3.7 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 17.4 mi
- Cambria Point: 24.2 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 18.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 19.8 mi
- Camera Flats: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Popperton Plots Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SSE 152° | 3,453.4 m | 14.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SSE 153° | 3,452.8 m | 14.3 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 138° | 3,170.8 m | 14.1 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 130° | 3,115 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 137° | 3,108 m | 11.3 mi |
| Wilson Peak | SE 128° | 3,033 m | 11.7 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 146° | 2,981 m | 10.0 mi |
| South Thayne Peak | SE 140° | 2,980 m | 10.2 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–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, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel1,026 obs
- Black-billed Magpie616 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee532 obs
- Western Honey Bee478 obs
- arrowleaf balsamroot445 obs
- Mule Deer426 obs
- Eastern Boxelder Bug402 obs
- Hunt's Bumble Bee370 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/995754675
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 2 mi
- Wasatch Range · 13 mi
- Sandy · 14 mi
- Draper · 18 mi
- Park City · 20 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 24 mi
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