Historic site · Utah
Utah’s First Fort
Utah’s First Fort is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,293 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Square, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates40.76117, -111.90011
- 5.2 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pioneer Park: 0.1 mi
- 500 West Street Commons: 0.5 mi
- Kilowatt Commons Park: 0.5 mi
- Dinwoody Park: 0.5 mi
- Gallivan Center: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Whirl Wind: 0.1 mi
- Urban Ear: 0.1 mi
- SLC Pepper: 0.2 mi
- Transformation: 0.4 mi
- Karl Malone: 0.4 mi
Museums: 60
- Rio Grande Depot: 0.3 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 0.4 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 0.5 mi
- Classic Cars International Museum: 0.5 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Museum of Illusions: 0.5 mi
- Deveraux House: 0.6 mi
- Dreamscapes: 0.6 mi
- Family History Library: 0.7 mi
- Temple Square: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Ensign Peak: 2.3 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.9 mi
- Mount Wire: 5.4 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.7 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites
- #1 - Raspberry: 2.6 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 2.7 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 2.8 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 2.9 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Pioneer Square: 0.1 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 0.6 mi
- Site Of A Pony Express Station: 0.6 mi
- Seagull Monument: 0.7 mi
- Meridian Monument: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 57
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 0.8 mi
- 9-Line Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- 4th East Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Richmond Park Community Garden: 1.2 mi
Springs: 34
- Wagner Spring: 5.0 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.3 mi
- Baskin Spring: 5.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.4 mi
- Enoch Spring: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hidden Falls: 12.7 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.4 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 15.6 mi
- Donut Falls: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 1.4 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 5.1 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 11.5 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Johnson: 8.4 mi
- Bacchus: 12.3 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 18.5 mi
- Lark: 19.3 mi
- Forest City: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Point: 6.2 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.6 mi
- Black Bluff: 24.0 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Industrial Arch: 3.1 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 18.5 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 3
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.0 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.0 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Utah’s First Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 141° | 3,453 m | 14.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 141° | 3,453 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 140° | 3,437 m | 15.4 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SE 139° | 3,385 m | 15.4 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 128° | 3,171 m | 15.3 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 119° | 3,115 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 124° | 3,108 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 117° | 3,033 m | 13.4 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12539730187
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