Utah Law Enforcement Memorial
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Utah Law Enforcement Memorial is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,375 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
The Utah Law Enforcement Memorial by Lena Toritch is installed outside the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, in the U.S. state of Utah.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q96413112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Vietnam Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Utah and the Civil War Monument: 0.1 mi
- Ensign Peak: 0.1 mi
- Cornerstone Time Capsule: 0.1 mi
- Constitution Revered Monument: 0.1 mi
- Honor: 0.0 mi
- Patience: 0.0 mi
- West Beehive: 0.1 mi
- East Beehive: 0.1 mi
- Integrity: 0.1 mi
- Utah State Capitol Building: 0.1 mi
- White Memorial Chapel: 0.2 mi
- McCune Mansion: 0.3 mi
- Church History Library: 0.4 mi
- Temple Square: 0.5 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Utah: 0.1 mi
- Church History Museum: 0.5 mi
- Social Hall Museum: 0.7 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.7 mi
- Memory Grove Park: 0.3 mi
- Memory Grove Off-Leash Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- Silver Park: 0.3 mi
- Block Twenty-Four Park: 0.3 mi
- Kimball-Whitney Cemetery Park: 0.3 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 1.3 mi
- Rose Park Neighborhood Center Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- 4th East Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Fairpark Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Ensign Peak: 1.2 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.8 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 4.6 mi
- Mount Wire: 4.8 mi
- Black Mountain (West Summit): 5.4 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 1.3 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 1.5 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 1.6 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 1.6 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 1.7 mi
- Baskin Spring: 4.5 mi
- Wagner Spring: 4.8 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.1 mi
- Enoch Spring: 5.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.1 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Donut Falls: 16.0 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 16.2 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 16.3 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.5 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 5.3 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.7 mi
- Johnson: 9.4 mi
- Bacchus: 13.4 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 19.7 mi
- Lark: 20.5 mi
- Forest City: 22.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 5.8 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.4 mi
- Black Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Industrial Arch: 2.1 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.5 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 19.7 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.7 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.7 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Utah Law Enforcement Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 145° | 3,453.4 m | 15.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 145° | 3,452.8 m | 15.4 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 132° | 3,170.8 m | 15.7 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 124° | 3,115 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 130° | 3,108 m | 12.8 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 122° | 3,033 m | 13.4 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 137° | 2,981 m | 11.4 mi |
| South Thayne Peak | SE 132° | 2,980 m | 11.7 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/1671055257
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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