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Given Family Massacre

Given Family Massacre from directly overhead

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.

The record

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.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
Getting there

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Coordinates39.81220, -111.50555

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Springs: 33
  • Slab Pile Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Buggy Wheel Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Little Bear Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Pine Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Pine Spring: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Site 10: 14.3 mi
  • Site 9: 14.3 mi
  • A1: 14.5 mi
  • A4: 14.5 mi
  • A7: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Natural arches: 3
  • Magnus Arch: 13.7 mi
  • Diamond Arch: 19.3 mi
  • Maple Arch: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Given Family Massacre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboW 273°3,635.6 m13.5 mi
South Nebo PeakW 270°3,620.1 m13.8 mi
Middle Nebo PeakW 271°3,603.9 m13.7 mi
North PeakW 278°3,405.8 m13.1 mi
Bald MountainWNW 289°3,317 m14.1 mi
Santaquin PeakNNW 332°3,248 m13.4 mi
Loafer MountainNNW 333°3,216 m12.8 mi
Monument PeakSE 128°3,176 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice05:5920:1820:58
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4516:2217:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342485767767565513929
Precip in1.81.61.92.21.90.90.70.81.21.81.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santaquin Chlorinator, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9049293560

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