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Steptoe Historical Marker

Steptoe Historical Marker from directly overhead

Steptoe Historical Marker is a historic site in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,529 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 3,235 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Southrim Park, a park 2.6 miles away.

The story

Park in Tooele County, Utah, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49566199, matched on coordinates and name (158 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
1,529 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.42370, -112.38186

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Southrim Park: 2.6 mi
  • Rancho Park: 7.0 mi
  • Tooele's First Pioneer Cemetery Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
  • Settlers Park: 8.0 mi
  • Speirs Farm Sesquicentennial Park: 8.1 mi
Peaks
  • South Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Peak 6493: 3.1 mi
  • Indian Hill: 3.3 mi
  • South Mountain West: 4.8 mi
  • Sophia Peak: 4.9 mi
Springs: 35
  • Rench Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Mud Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Stradley Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Lowe Spring: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
Artworks: 11
  • Tooele T: 9.9 mi
  • Metal Barrel: 20.2 mi
  • Minecart: 20.2 mi
  • Sheep statue: 20.2 mi
  • Todem Power Poles: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 6
  • USU Extension Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Secret Garden: 24.8 mi
  • Magna Community Garden: 24.8 mi
  • Parterre Garden: 24.8 mi
  • Light of the World: 24.8 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Riverbend Picnic Site and Grills: 24.8 mi
  • Riverside Picnic: 24.9 mi
  • Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock.: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Monet Waterfall: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Steptoe Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainESE3,235 m10.8 mi
Lowe PeakE3,216 m9.6 mi
Flat Top Mtn-South PeakESE3,176 m10.6 mi
Kelsey PeakENE3,162 m9.0 mi
Lewiston PeakESE3,161 m10.8 mi
Vickory MountainW3,149 m11.3 mi
White Pine PeakENE3,146 m9.1 mi
South Lowe PeakE3,144 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0619:42
June solstice06:0020:2321:04
September equinox07:1818:5219:28
December solstice07:5016:2317:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443495969787666523930
Precip in1.51.72.22.32.41.00.80.71.11.51.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tooele, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356684914

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