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19th Special Forces Memorial

19th Special Forces Memorial from directly overhead

19th Special Forces Memorial is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,461 m. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is PVT Danield Midgley Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
granite
Inscription
XIX IN MEMORIUM
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.43535, -111.92646

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Tarbet Field: 0.2 mi
  • Jordan Narrows Park: 0.7 mi
  • Holbrook Park: 1.3 mi
  • Shadow Ridge Park: 1.8 mi
  • Sunrise Summit Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks
  • Helicopter: 0.2 mi
  • Growpro Truck with Flowers: 3.1 mi
  • Anchor Park Sign: 5.0 mi
  • AlphaGraphics Lehi: 5.6 mi
  • Sheep statue: 7.2 mi
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Secret Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Parterre Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Secret Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Light of the World: 0.9 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Riverside Picnic: 3.7 mi
  • Riverbend Picnic Site and Grills: 3.7 mi
  • Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 13.0 mi
Peaks
  • Point of the Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Cedar Point: 3.3 mi
  • Steep Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Peak 6562: 3.8 mi
  • Maack Hill: 4.2 mi
Springs
  • Avery Hot Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Wall of Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Rose Canyon Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Schoolhouse Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Schoolhouse Springs: 9.4 mi
Museums: 46
Waterfalls: 23
  • Monet Waterfall: 0.7 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 9.9 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
  • Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Corner Canyon: 6.4 mi
  • South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 7.9 mi
  • South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Storm Window Arch: 7.5 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 23.6 mi
  • Rock Arch: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Vineyard Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Vineyard Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Lincoln Beach: 21.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 5.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of 19th Special Forces Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TimpanogosESE 102°3,581 m15.1 mi
North TimpanogosE 95°3,487.2 m13.6 mi
Bomber PeakE 99°3,458.6 m14.3 mi
The PfeifferhornENE 60°3,453 m13.4 mi
White BaldyENE 62°3,451 m14.5 mi
South Thunder MountainNE 56°3,400 m12.1 mi
North Thunder MountainNE 54°3,400 m12.7 mi
Lone PeakNE 55°3,376 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5820:2121:02
September equinox07:1618:5119:27
December solstice07:4816:2217:05

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11435784942

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