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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
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
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
Historic sites: 58
Gardens: 58
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
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
Springs
  • Avery Hot Springs: 4.0 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Granite Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Wall of Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Bancroft Spring: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 4.8 mi
  • Wheeler Farm: 6.5 mi
  • Site 1: 9.8 mi
  • Site 2: 9.9 mi
  • Dogwood Picnic Area: 9.9 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
Natural arches: 3
  • Storm Window Arch: 7.6 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 17.3 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 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)ENE3,453 m11.6 mi
The PfeifferhornE3,453 m12.2 mi
Twin Peaks (West)ENE3,453 m11.5 mi
White BaldyE3,451 m13.5 mi
Sunrise PeakE3,437 m12.1 mi
South Thunder MountainE3,400 m10.7 mi
North Thunder MountainE3,400 m10.8 mi
Monte CristoE3,393 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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