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Central Overland Trail - Tooele Branch - Jordan River Bridge

Central Overland Trail - Tooele Branch - Jordan River Bridge from directly overhead

Central Overland Trail - Tooele Branch - Jordan River Bridge is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,287 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Constitution Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

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Inscription
"About one mile west of the City is the river Jordan. This is a deep and sluggish stream which is bridged here so we passed 'over Jordan.' For some days after we were at times singing 'Over Jordan into Glory We'll go on, We'll go on.'"
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.77167, -111.92581
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Constitution Park: 0.3 mi
  • Madsen Park: 0.4 mi
  • Alzheimer’s Wildlife Grove: 0.6 mi
  • Sherwood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Daylight: 0.4 mi
  • Red Iguana: 0.5 mi
  • What We Build Together: 0.6 mi
  • Metro Skull: 0.9 mi
  • Dairy Cats: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums: 60
Peaks
Picnic sites
Springs: 49
  • Baskin Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Enoch Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Wagner Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Salt Spring: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Hidden Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 14.6 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 16.7 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Industrial Arch: 2.7 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 17.8 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Central Overland Trail - Tooele Branch - Jordan River Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)SE 139°3,453.4 m16.3 mi
Twin Peaks (West)SE 139°3,452.8 m16.3 mi
Gobblers KnobESE 119°3,115 m14.5 mi
Mount RaymondESE 124°3,108 m14.1 mi
Wilson PeakESE 117°3,033 m14.9 mi
Wildcat RidgeSE 129°2,981 m12.5 mi
South Thayne PeakSE 125°2,980 m12.9 mi
Mount Olympus EastSE 130°2,979 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5720:2221:03
September equinox07:1618:5019:27
December solstice07:4916:2017:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947536272817969564434
Precip in1.51.52.02.52.11.10.60.61.31.41.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake Triad CTR, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13470927053

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