Seagull Monument
Seagull Monument is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,317 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Temple Square, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
The Seagull Monument is a historic monument situated immediately east of the Salt Lake Assembly Hall on Temple Square, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Created by artist Mahonri Young, the monument commemorates an 1848 event in which seagulls were observed to devour crop-destroying Mormon crickets, following prayers for divine intervention against the insects. This event is referred to as the miracle of the gulls in the culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The work was placed on Temple Square in 1913 and is believed to be the first monument dedicated to birds in the United States.
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Dates from 1913-10-01.
Wikidata Q834066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.4 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
- Temple Square: 0.0 mi
- Family History Library: 0.1 mi
- Joseph Smith Memorial Building: 0.1 mi
- Church History Library: 0.2 mi
- Lion House: 0.2 mi
- Meridian Monument: 0.1 mi
- Hotel Utah: 0.1 mi
- Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian: 0.2 mi
- Eagle Gate Monument: 0.2 mi
- The Social Hall: 0.3 mi
- Church History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.1 mi
- Social Hall Museum: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 0.5 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 0.6 mi
- Parallel Arc: 0.1 mi
- You are Here: 0.2 mi
- Utah Women 2020: 0.2 mi
- 200 West Community Mural: 0.2 mi
- Jazz Note: 0.4 mi
- Dinwoody Park: 0.2 mi
- Kilowatt Commons Park: 0.3 mi
- Kimball-Whitney Cemetery Park: 0.3 mi
- Brigham Young Historic Park: 0.3 mi
- City Creek Park: 0.3 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 0.8 mi
- 4th East Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Richmond Park Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Fairpark Community Garden: 1.5 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: 1.9 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
- Wagner Spring: 4.8 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.1 mi
- Baskin Spring: 5.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.7 mi
- Enoch Spring: 5.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.8 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Donut Falls: 15.7 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.8 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 15.9 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.0 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 5.1 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 11.8 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.2 mi
- Johnson: 8.9 mi
- Bacchus: 12.9 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 19.2 mi
- Lark: 20.0 mi
- Forest City: 22.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 5.9 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.5 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: 16.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.5 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Seagull Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 143° | 3,453.4 m | 15.1 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 144° | 3,452.8 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 142° | 3,436.6 m | 15.6 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 130° | 3,170.8 m | 15.4 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 122° | 3,115 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 127° | 3,108 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 120° | 3,033 m | 13.3 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 134° | 2,981 m | 11.1 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/4011585447
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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