Given Family Massacre
Given Family Massacre is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,799 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lasson Draw Wildlife Management Area, a park 2.1 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1956
- Material
- metal;stone
- Inscription
- In the spring of 1865 [Given family of six] settled... about 110 feet west of here. They [built a cabin, plowed the land]... May 26th they were attacked by a band of Indians... [two escaped, ran for help, which came too late]... buried in Fairview.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 25.6 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Kitchen Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook · 10 mi
- Utah Lake Overlook · 11 mi
- Bald Mountain Pass and Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Hawk: 2.7 mi
- Bone Yard: 3.1 mi
- Cedar Knoll: 4.3 mi
- Mount Baldy: 5.3 mi
- Browns Peak: 5.9 mi
- Lasson Draw Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Spencer Fork Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Jackson Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Hilltop Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Lake Fork Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Slab Pile Spring: 6.9 mi
- Buggy Wheel Spring: 6.9 mi
- Little Bear Spring: 8.8 mi
- Pine Spring: 8.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 10.3 mi
- Site 10: 14.3 mi
- Site 9: 14.3 mi
- A1: 14.5 mi
- A4: 14.5 mi
- A7: 14.5 mi
- Settlement of Fairview: 13.3 mi
- Veteran's memorial: 18.3 mi
- The Pioneer Millstone: 19.8 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers No. 83 - Pioneer Cemetery: 20.0 mi
- Tintic Standard Reduction Mill: 21.1 mi
- Hill Top: 7.0 mi
- Thistle: 12.4 mi
- Mill Fork: 14.8 mi
- Winter Quarters: 18.0 mi
- Connellsville: 20.4 mi
- Fairview Museum of History and Art: 13.1 mi
- Chieftain Museum: 18.6 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 19.0 mi
- Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center: 19.7 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Payson: 19.7 mi
- Red Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 9.7 mi
- Red Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Pleasant Valley Point: 19.5 mi
- Cedar Point: 20.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 9.7 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 17.7 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 18.1 mi
- Spanish Fork Cross: 18.6 mi
- Mammoth Discovery Site: 20.4 mi
- Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 12.0 mi
- Double Falls: 12.1 mi
- Grotto Falls: 13.1 mi
- Dryfall: 19.3 mi
- Ford Falls: 21.2 mi
- Magnus Arch: 13.7 mi
- Diamond Arch: 19.3 mi
- Maple Arch: 20.4 mi
- SALEM letters: 18.6 mi
- Chief Peteetneet: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Given Family Massacre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | W 273° | 3,636 m | 13.5 mi |
| South Nebo Peak | W 270° | 3,620 m | 13.8 mi |
| Middle Nebo Peak | W 271° | 3,604 m | 13.7 mi |
| North Peak | W 278° | 3,406 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,317 m | 14.1 mi |
| Santaquin Peak | NNW 332° | 3,248 m | 13.4 mi |
| Loafer Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,216 m | 12.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | SE 128° | 3,176 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:22 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santaquin Chlorinator, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9049293560
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