Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian
Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,316 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Church History Library, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Historic boundary marker in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Dates from 1855-08.
Wikidata Q130639651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Church History Library: 0.1 mi
- Temple Square: 0.2 mi
- McCune Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Family History Library: 0.2 mi
- Joseph Smith Memorial Building: 0.2 mi
- Church History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 0.3 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.3 mi
- Social Hall Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Utah: 0.5 mi
- Kimball-Whitney Cemetery Park: 0.2 mi
- City Creek Park: 0.3 mi
- Brigham Young Historic Park: 0.3 mi
- Dinwoody Park: 0.4 mi
- Kilowatt Commons Park: 0.5 mi
- Parallel Arc: 0.3 mi
- 200 West Community Mural: 0.4 mi
- West Beehive: 0.4 mi
- You are Here: 0.4 mi
- Patience: 0.4 mi
- Ensign Peak: 1.5 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.1 mi
- Mount Wire: 5.0 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 5.0 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.6 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 1.7 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 1.9 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 1.9 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 2.0 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 2.1 mi
- Seagull Monument: 0.2 mi
- Meridian Monument: 0.2 mi
- Hotel Utah: 0.2 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Monument, Lest We Forget: 0.3 mi
- 200th Anniversary Constitution of the United States: 0.3 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 1.0 mi
- 4th East Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Rose Park Neighborhood Center Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Richmond Park Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Wagner Spring: 4.8 mi
- Baskin Spring: 4.9 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.5 mi
- Enoch Spring: 5.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.0 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Donut Falls: 15.9 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 16.1 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.2 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 5.2 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 11.6 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.4 mi
- Johnson: 9.1 mi
- Bacchus: 13.1 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 19.3 mi
- Lark: 20.2 mi
- Forest City: 22.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 5.9 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.4 mi
- Black Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Industrial Arch: 2.4 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.2 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 19.4 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.5 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 144° | 3,453 m | 15.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 144° | 3,453 m | 15.2 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 131° | 3,171 m | 15.6 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 123° | 3,115 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 128° | 3,108 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 120° | 3,033 m | 13.4 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 135° | 2,981 m | 11.2 mi |
| South Thayne Peak | SE 130° | 2,980 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake Triad CTR, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12287302009
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 1 mi
- Sandy · 14 mi
- Wasatch Range · 15 mi
- Draper · 18 mi
- Park City · 22 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 25 mi
Take the scenic way to Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.