Mormon Battalion
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Mormon Battalion is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,378 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Massasoit, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
The Mormon Battalion Monument is installed outside the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, in the U.S. state of Utah.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q96393919, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.2 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Massasoit: 0.1 mi
- Fortitude: 0.1 mi
- Daniel Cowan Jackling: 0.1 mi
- Marriner S. Eccles: 0.1 mi
- Brigadier General Thomas L. Kane: 0.1 mi
- White Memorial Chapel: 0.1 mi
- Utah State Capitol Building: 0.1 mi
- McCune Mansion: 0.3 mi
- Church History Library: 0.4 mi
- Lion House: 0.5 mi
- Millennial Time Capsule: 0.1 mi
- Cornerstone Time Capsule: 0.1 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.1 mi
- WWI Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Memory Grove Park: 0.1 mi
- Memory Grove Off-Leash Dog Park: 0.2 mi
- Kimball-Whitney Cemetery Park: 0.3 mi
- City Creek Park: 0.3 mi
- Kletting Park: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Utah: 0.2 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 0.2 mi
- Church History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Social Hall Museum: 0.6 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.7 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 1.2 mi
- 4th East Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Richmond Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Rose Park Neighborhood Center Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Ensign Peak: 1.3 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.7 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 4.6 mi
- Mount Wire: 4.6 mi
- Black Mountain (West Summit): 5.3 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 1.3 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 1.5 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 1.6 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 1.6 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 1.7 mi
- Baskin Spring: 4.5 mi
- Wagner Spring: 4.6 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 4.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.2 mi
- Enoch Spring: 5.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.0 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Donut Falls: 15.8 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 16.1 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.6 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 5.1 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 11.3 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.7 mi
- Johnson: 9.3 mi
- Bacchus: 13.5 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 19.8 mi
- Lark: 20.6 mi
- Forest City: 22.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 5.6 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.5 mi
- Black Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Industrial Arch: 2.2 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.4 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 19.8 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.8 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Mormon Battalion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 145° | 3,453.4 m | 15.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 146° | 3,452.8 m | 15.3 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 132° | 3,170.8 m | 15.5 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 124° | 3,115 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 130° | 3,108 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 122° | 3,033 m | 13.3 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 137° | 2,981 m | 11.2 mi |
| South Thayne Peak | SE 132° | 2,980 m | 11.5 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/495938071
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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