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Gold Star Families Monument

Gold Star Families Monument from directly overhead

Gold Star Families Monument is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,358 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Beckstead Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates40.55784, -111.93675

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beckstead Park: 0.1 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
  • South Jordan City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Samuel Holt Historic Farm: 0.6 mi
  • Prospector Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • SOJO Dino: 2.6 mi
  • 16 Triangles: 2.9 mi
  • Mountain Motion: 2.9 mi
  • Glaciated Mass: 2.9 mi
  • Look At Me: 2.9 mi
Attractions
  • Classic Fun Center: 2.8 mi
  • EECO Voyager: 2.9 mi
  • Aquarium Fin/Wave: 2.9 mi
  • Crazy Corn Maze: 3.5 mi
  • Fat Cats: 4.1 mi
Springs
  • Avery Hot Springs: 4.0 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites
  • Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 4.8 mi
  • Wheeler Farm: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Site 1: 9.8 mi
  • Site 2: 9.9 mi
Peaks
  • Flatiron Mesa: 5.7 mi
  • Red Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Steep Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Potato Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Point of the Mountain: 7.2 mi
Museums: 43
  • Gale Center: 0.5 mi
  • Automotive Addiction: 2.2 mi
  • West Jordan Historical Society: 3.6 mi
  • Sandy Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Midvale Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 7.1 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Monet Waterfall: 8.7 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
  • South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 1.5 mi
  • South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 2.8 mi
  • Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 3.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Storm Window Arch: 7.6 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 17.3 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Gold Star Families Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)ENE 78°3,453.4 m11.6 mi
The PfeifferhornE 98°3,453 m12.2 mi
Twin Peaks (West)ENE 78°3,452.8 m11.5 mi
White BaldyE 97°3,451 m13.5 mi
Sunrise PeakE 79°3,436.6 m12.1 mi
South Thunder MountainE 99°3,400 m10.7 mi
North Thunder MountainE 95°3,400 m10.8 mi
Monte CristoE 80°3,393 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5820:2121:03
September equinox07:1618:5119:27
December solstice07:4916:2117:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746516272807868544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Draper-point OF MTN, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10751883823

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