Meridian Monument
Meridian Monument is a historic site in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,321 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hotel Utah, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Boundary marker replica in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Dates from 1989.
Wikidata Q130639668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,321 m
- Inscription
- Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Joseph Smith Memorial Building: 0.1 mi
- Temple Square: 0.1 mi
- Lion House: 0.1 mi
- Beehive House: 0.1 mi
- Family History Library: 0.2 mi
- Parallel Arc: 0.1 mi
- Utah Women 2020: 0.2 mi
- You are Here: 0.2 mi
- 200 West Community Mural: 0.3 mi
- Asteroid Landing Softly: 0.4 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.2 mi
- Church History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Social Hall Museum: 0.2 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 0.5 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 0.6 mi
- Dinwoody Park: 0.2 mi
- Brigham Young Historic Park: 0.2 mi
- Kimball-Whitney Cemetery Park: 0.2 mi
- Kilowatt Commons Park: 0.3 mi
- City Creek Park: 0.3 mi
- Ensign Peak: 1.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.2 mi
- Mount Wire: 4.9 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 5.1 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.5 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 1.8 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 2.0 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 2.1 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 2.2 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 2.3 mi
- Hotel Utah: 0.0 mi
- Seagull Monument: 0.1 mi
- Eagle Gate Monument: 0.2 mi
- The Social Hall: 0.2 mi
- Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian: 0.2 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 0.8 mi
- 4th East Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Richmond Park Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Grateful Tomato Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wagner Spring: 4.7 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.0 mi
- Baskin Spring: 5.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.7 mi
- Enoch Spring: 5.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.8 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Donut Falls: 15.7 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 15.9 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.1 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 5.0 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 11.8 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.2 mi
- Johnson: 8.9 mi
- Bacchus: 13.0 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 19.2 mi
- Lark: 20.0 mi
- Forest City: 22.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 5.8 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.6 mi
- Black Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Industrial Arch: 2.6 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.0 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 19.4 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.6 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.5 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Meridian Monument. 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 | 15.1 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 144° | 3,453 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 143° | 3,437 m | 15.5 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 130° | 3,171 m | 15.3 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 122° | 3,115 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 128° | 3,108 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 120° | 3,033 m | 13.2 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 134° | 2,981 m | 11.0 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/356679231
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
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