Eagle Gate Monument
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Eagle Gate Monument is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,326 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Beehive House, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
The Eagle Gate is a historical monument which forms an arch across State Street in the downtown area of Salt Lake City, Utah. The monument pays homage to Brigham Young's 1859 Eagle Gate, which served as an entrance to his property and the City Creek Canyon road. After the road was publicly opened and the gates removed, the arch, with its perched eagle and beehive sculpture, remained over the street. Since then, the structure has been rebuilt twice; once in the 1890s and again in the 1960s. The monument is one of Salt Lake City's best-known pioneer landmarks, and its current form is one of the city's finest examples of mid-century modern design. As a popular symbol of the city, a number of local businesses and structures have been named after the landmark, including the former Eagle Gate Plaza and Tower.
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Dates from 1859.
Wikidata Q5325098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Beehive House: 0.0 mi
- Lion House: 0.0 mi
- Joseph Smith Memorial Building: 0.1 mi
- Church History Library: 0.2 mi
- Temple Square: 0.2 mi
- The Social Hall: 0.1 mi
- Handcart Pioneer Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Hotel Utah: 0.1 mi
- Meridian Monument: 0.2 mi
- Seagull Monument: 0.2 mi
- Social Hall Museum: 0.1 mi
- Church History Museum: 0.3 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Utah: 0.6 mi
- Brigham Young Historic Park: 0.1 mi
- City Creek Park: 0.2 mi
- Kimball-Whitney Cemetery Park: 0.2 mi
- The Episcopal Church Center of Utah: 0.2 mi
- Dinwoody Park: 0.3 mi
- Parallel Arc: 0.3 mi
- Utah Women 2020: 0.3 mi
- Ave Maria: 0.3 mi
- You are Here: 0.4 mi
- Asteroid Landing Softly: 0.4 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 0.7 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- 4th East Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Richmond Park Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Grateful Tomato Garden: 1.4 mi
- Ensign Peak: 1.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.0 mi
- Mount Wire: 4.7 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 5.0 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.3 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 1.8 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 1.9 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 2.0 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 2.1 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 2.2 mi
- Wagner Spring: 4.5 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 4.8 mi
- Baskin Spring: 5.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.7 mi
- Enoch Spring: 5.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.7 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Donut Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 15.8 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.2 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 4.9 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 11.8 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.2 mi
- Johnson: 8.9 mi
- Bacchus: 13.1 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 19.3 mi
- Lark: 20.1 mi
- Forest City: 22.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 5.6 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.7 mi
- Black Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Industrial Arch: 2.7 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.0 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 19.6 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.7 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.7 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Eagle Gate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 144° | 3,453.4 m | 15.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 145° | 3,452.8 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 143° | 3,436.6 m | 15.4 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 131° | 3,170.8 m | 15.2 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 122° | 3,115 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 128° | 3,108 m | 12.4 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 120° | 3,033 m | 13.1 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 135° | 2,981 m | 10.9 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/376253778
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 1 mi
- Sandy · 14 mi
- Wasatch Range · 15 mi
- Draper · 18 mi
- Park City · 22 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 25 mi
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