Historic site · Utah
First Free Public School
First Free Public School is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,403 m. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the east, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinson Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1995-07-18
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates40.37662, -111.79663
- 8.7 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Robinson Park: 0.0 mi
- Chipman Park: 0.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- AlphaGraphics Lehi: 2.3 mi
- Growpro Truck with Flowers: 4.8 mi
- Anchor Park Sign: 5.0 mi
- Three Little Boys & Play: 6.7 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 7.2 mi
Peaks
- Juniper Hill: 4.0 mi
- Mahogany Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Brush Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Peak 6562: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Pioneer Cemetery Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Lehi Sugar Factory Site: 1.9 mi
- First Indian Battle Marker: 3.2 mi
- Lehi Pioneer Cemetery: 3.2 mi
- Lehi Public Safety Officers Memorial: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Riverside Picnic: 6.1 mi
- Riverbend Picnic Site and Grills: 6.2 mi
- Rotary Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Grey Cliffs Day Use Area: 8.3 mi
Springs: 38
- Grove Creek Spring: 5.9 mi
- Curly Springs: 6.6 mi
- Schoolhouse Springs: 7.7 mi
- Wall of Springs: 8.4 mi
- Horse Spring: 9.9 mi
Museums: 34
- American Fork DUP Museum: 0.0 mi
- Hutchings Museum Institute: 2.9 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 3.2 mi
- Alpine Art Center: 5.0 mi
- Historic Pioneer Relic Hall: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 30
- The Faerie Garden: 2.0 mi
- Carlisle Gardens and Corn Maze: 2.0 mi
- LiVe Well Garden North: 7.0 mi
- LiVe Well Garden South: 7.0 mi
- Children's Discovery Garden: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Grove Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Battle Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Monet Waterfall: 7.3 mi
- Ghost Falls: 8.4 mi
- Scout Falls: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 21
- Lehi Outdoor Pool: 2.5 mi
- Lehi Silver Band: 3.4 mi
- Cornbelly's: 6.0 mi
- The Devil's Eye: 6.4 mi
- Fat Cats: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Corner Canyon: 9.0 mi
- Provo River Delta Restoration Project Area: 10.0 mi
- Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 10.9 mi
- South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 13.4 mi
- South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Forest City: 14.6 mi
- Johnson: 18.7 mi
- Lark: 18.8 mi
- Mosida: 19.2 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Ghost Falls: 9.5 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 11.3 mi
- Black Point: 17.7 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Vineyard Beach: 4.5 mi
- Lincoln Beach: 16.2 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Storm Window Arch: 8.7 mi
- Rock Arch: 17.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of First Free Public School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Timpanogos | E 83° | 3,581 m | 8.0 mi |
| South Timpanogos | E 86° | 3,573 m | 8.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks (west) | NNE 31° | 3,502 m | 14.2 mi |
| North Timpanogos | ENE 68° | 3,487 m | 7.3 mi |
| Geek Peak | NNE 33° | 3,471 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bomber Peak | ENE 75° | 3,459 m | 7.6 mi |
| The Pfeifferhorn | NNE 24° | 3,453 m | 11.8 mi |
| White Baldy | NNE 29° | 3,451 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:21 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 38 | 47 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pleasant Grove, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12351982360
Day trips start here
- American Fork · 1 mi
- Lehi · 3 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 6 mi
- Orem · 8 mi
- Draper · 10 mi
- Provo · 12 mi
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