Pony Express Monument
Pony Express Monument is a historic site in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,312 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Site Of A Pony Express Station, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Park in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49544925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,312 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Site Of A Pony Express Station: 0.0 mi
- The Social Hall: 0.2 mi
- Hotel Utah: 0.2 mi
- Meridian Monument: 0.2 mi
- Seagull Monument: 0.3 mi
- Utah Women 2020: 0.1 mi
- Asteroid Landing Softly: 0.1 mi
- Peace Cradle: 0.1 mi
- Parallel Arc: 0.1 mi
- Through the Shelter of Love: 0.2 mi
- Dinwoody Park: 0.1 mi
- Kilowatt Commons Park: 0.1 mi
- Gallivan Center: 0.1 mi
- The Episcopal Church Center of Utah: 0.3 mi
- Brigham Young Historic Park: 0.4 mi
- Social Hall Museum: 0.2 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.2 mi
- Church History Museum: 0.4 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 0.6 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 0.7 mi
- Joseph Smith Memorial Building: 0.3 mi
- Beehive House: 0.3 mi
- Lion House: 0.3 mi
- Temple Square: 0.3 mi
- Family History Library: 0.3 mi
- Ensign Peak: 2.0 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.3 mi
- Mount Wire: 4.8 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 5.3 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.4 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 2.0 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 2.2 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 2.3 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 2.4 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 2.5 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 0.6 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- 4th East Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Richmond Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Grateful Tomato Garden: 1.3 mi
- Wagner Spring: 4.6 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 4.9 mi
- Baskin Spring: 5.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.9 mi
- Enoch Spring: 6.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.6 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- Donut Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 15.6 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 1.9 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 4.8 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 11.9 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 12.0 mi
- Johnson: 8.6 mi
- Bacchus: 12.9 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 19.1 mi
- Lark: 19.8 mi
- Forest City: 22.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 5.7 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.8 mi
- Black Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Industrial Arch: 2.9 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 18.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 19.4 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.6 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.5 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Pony Express Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 143° | 3,453 m | 14.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 144° | 3,453 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 142° | 3,437 m | 15.3 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 130° | 3,171 m | 15.2 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 121° | 3,115 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 127° | 3,108 m | 12.4 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 119° | 3,033 m | 13.1 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 133° | 2,981 m | 10.9 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/356679553
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