This is the Place Monument
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This is the Place Monument is a historic site in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,500 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is This is the Place Heritage Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This Is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement that the Mormon pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. On July 24, 1847, upon first viewing the valley, Young stated: "This is the right place, drive on." Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, sculpted the monument between 1939 and 1947 at Weir Farm in Connecticut. Young was awarded $50,000 to build the monument in 1939, and he was aided by Spero Anargyros as the chief assistant. It stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by George Albert Smith, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on July 24, 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby. In the mid-1970s, a living history museum, called This Is the Place Heritage Park was built at a site adjoining the monument. It began with the restoration or replication of historical pioneer-era buildings from around Utah. It has greatly expanded since then and has become a popular venue for receptions, corporate parties, family reunions and youth events.
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Wikidata Q7786449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1500 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- This is the Place Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
- Rotary Glen Park: 0.4 mi
- Donner Trail Park: 0.4 mi
- Davis Park: 0.9 mi
- Curtis Park: 1.1 mi
- African Elephant: 0.1 mi
- White Rhino: 0.1 mi
- Warthog: 0.2 mi
- River Otters: 0.2 mi
- Orangutan: 0.2 mi
- Lion's Pride: 0.1 mi
- Spider Monkey: 0.1 mi
- Gorilla: 0.1 mi
- Rhino Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Conservation Snake: 0.2 mi
- Meercat and Wharthog: 0.2 mi
- Otter: 0.2 mi
- Marble Seal: 0.2 mi
- Cottam's Oaks: 1.0 mi
- Rainbird: 1.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 1.1 mi
- Water & Pollinator Conservation Garden: 1.6 mi
- BU C Garden: 1.6 mi
- Sill Garden: 1.7 mi
- Nuh Eevaat Garden: 1.9 mi
- Secret Wayside: 1.2 mi
- Solar Plaza: 1.2 mi
- #13 - Barney's Hollow: 4.2 mi
- #14 - Sugar Bowl: 4.3 mi
- #15 - Pines: 4.3 mi
- Jacks Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mount Wire: 1.6 mi
- Pencil Point: 2.0 mi
- Perkins Hill: 2.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.2 mi
- Natural History Museum Of Utah: 0.9 mi
- Garden Exhibits: 1.0 mi
- Fort Douglas Museum: 1.2 mi
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts: 1.5 mi
- Trolley History Museum: 3.0 mi
- Wagner Spring: 0.6 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 0.9 mi
- Henderson Spring: 5.9 mi
- Mount Olympus Spring: 6.1 mi
- Neffs Spring: 6.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.4 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 9.7 mi
- Donut Falls: 11.9 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 12.9 mi
- Lisa Falls: 13.2 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.1 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 13.7 mi
- Johnson: 8.0 mi
- Bacchus: 15.9 mi
- Forest City: 19.1 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 21.2 mi
- Lark: 21.5 mi
- Industrial Arch: 5.9 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 17.3 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 22.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 1.9 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 20.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of This is the Place Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SSE 155° | 3,453.4 m | 12.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SSE 156° | 3,452.8 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SSE 154° | 3,436.6 m | 12.4 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SSE 152° | 3,385.4 m | 12.4 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 139° | 3,170.8 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sundial Peak | SSE 147° | 3,134 m | 12.6 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 129° | 3,115 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 137° | 3,108 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:21 | 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City E Bench, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356680155
Day trips start here
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- Sandy · 13 mi
- Draper · 17 mi
- Park City · 18 mi
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