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Lark

Lark from directly overhead

Lark is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,688 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 3,235 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaggy Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

ghost town in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

The record

What the record says

Founded
1866
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.52500, -112.09639

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Shaggy Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Step Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Curry Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Peak 8546: 4.4 mi
  • Freeman Peak: 4.4 mi
Parks
  • Playhouse Park: 2.4 mi
  • Prairie Oaks Park: 2.5 mi
  • Copperton Park: 2.7 mi
  • Hamilton Farms Tot Lot: 2.8 mi
  • Ivie Farms Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Todem Power Poles: 4.0 mi
  • Metal Barrel: 4.2 mi
  • Minecart: 4.2 mi
  • Sheep statue: 4.3 mi
  • Arches: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 60
  • Community Gardens: 4.9 mi
  • Liberty Landing Round about Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Crosstowwer Community Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Sandy City Hall: 11.0 mi
  • Garden of Wheadon Community Garden: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Riverbend Picnic Site and Grills: 13.8 mi
  • Riverside Picnic: 13.8 mi
  • Wheeler Farm: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 58
Springs: 51
  • Bancroft Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Rose Canyon Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 7.0 mi
Museums: 38
Waterfalls: 15
  • Monet Waterfall: 11.5 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 15.4 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 17.3 mi
  • Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
  • Carr Fork Wildlife Managment Area: 8.1 mi
  • Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
  • Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 9.6 mi
  • South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 9.7 mi
  • South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Hole in the Rock.: 13.1 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 15.0 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 21.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Lark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainSSW 205°3,235 m11.6 mi
Lowe PeakSW 218°3,216 m8.7 mi
Flat Top Mtn-South PeakSSW 205°3,176 m12.0 mi
Kelsey PeakSW 231°3,162 m8.0 mi
Lewiston PeakSSW 204°3,161 m12.5 mi
White Pine PeakSW 235°3,146 m7.7 mi
South Lowe PeakSW 216°3,144 m8.9 mi
Rocky PeakSW 225°3,118 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice05:5920:2221:03
September equinox07:1718:5119:27
December solstice07:4916:2217:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746516272807868544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Draper-point OF MTN, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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