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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
1529 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: 49
  • 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: 25
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: 10
Gardens: 9
  • USU Extension Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Community Gardens: 21.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 24.7 mi
  • Secret Garden: 24.8 mi
  • Secret Garden: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Riverbend Picnic Site and Grills: 24.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
  • Riverside Picnic: 24.9 mi
  • Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 24.9 mi
Museums: 3
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 11.9 miles of Steptoe Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainESE 109°3,235 m10.8 mi
Lowe PeakE 89°3,216 m9.6 mi
Flat Top Mtn-South PeakESE 111°3,176 m10.6 mi
Kelsey PeakENE 77°3,162 m9.0 mi
Lewiston PeakESE 114°3,161 m10.8 mi
Vickory MountainW 260°3,148.6 m11.3 mi
White Pine PeakENE 74°3,146 m9.1 mi
South Lowe PeakE 91°3,144 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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