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Meditation Chapel

Meditation Chapel from directly overhead

Meditation Chapel is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,357 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is 145th Field Artillery Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

The story

monument in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S

Wikidata Q106764430, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77768, -111.88451

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
  • Martha Hughes Cannon: 0.1 mi
  • Marriner S. Eccles: 0.1 mi
  • Brigadier General Thomas L. Kane: 0.1 mi
  • Daniel Cowan Jackling: 0.1 mi
  • Massasoit: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Springs: 48
  • Baskin Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Wagner Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Emigration Tunnel Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Indian Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Enoch Spring: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Hidden Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.4 mi
  • Donut Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 16.1 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Industrial Arch: 2.2 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 19.5 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Meditation Chapel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)SE 146°3,453.4 m15.3 mi
Twin Peaks (West)SSE 146°3,452.8 m15.3 mi
Kesler PeakSE 133°3,170.8 m15.5 mi
Gobblers KnobSE 125°3,115 m12.9 mi
Mount RaymondSE 131°3,108 m12.6 mi
Wilson PeakESE 123°3,033 m13.2 mi
Wildcat RidgeSE 138°2,981 m11.2 mi
South Thayne PeakSE 132°2,980 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5720:2221:03
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:4916:2017:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947536272817969564434
Precip in1.51.52.02.52.11.10.60.61.31.41.61.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3450754993

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