BYU Museum of Art
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BYU Museum of Art is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,422 m. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Christina, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
The Brigham Young University Museum of Art, located in Provo, Utah, United States is the university's primary art museum and is one of the best attended university-campus art museums in the United States. The museum, which had been discussed for more than fifty years, opened in a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) space in October 1993 with a large exhibit on the Etruscans. The museum is an integral part of the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications and provides opportunities for students across the college and the university's campus.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1993.
Wikidata Q4967319, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Brigham Young University
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook · 24 mi
- Utah Lake Overlook · 24 mi
- Santaquin Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Quad: 0.1 mi
- Bertrand F. Harrison Arboretum and Botany Pond: 0.5 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Area of Wymount Terrace: 0.7 mi
- Fox Field: 0.8 mi
- Y Mountain West Peak: 2.0 mi
- Kyhv Peak: 2.2 mi
- Y Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Rock Peak: 2.8 mi
- Maple Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Hathenbrook Spring: 2.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.7 mi
- Boardman Spring: 3.8 mi
- Knight Spring: 4.4 mi
- Cascade Saddle Spring: 5.2 mi
- Victory Bell: 0.2 mi
- Gollum's Cave Memoriam: 1.2 mi
- Provo Indian War Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Fort Utah: 2.3 mi
- Fort Utah: 2.7 mi
- Christina: 0.0 mi
- Maxine: 0.0 mi
- Sleepwalking: 0.0 mi
- Juno: 0.0 mi
- Resurrection: 0.0 mi
- Scera Main Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Rotary Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- Upper Falls Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Veterans Paviion: 9.8 mi
- Steelworkers Pavilion: 9.8 mi
- Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Mormon Mexican History: 0.5 mi
- BYU Museum of Paleontology: 0.6 mi
- BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures: 1.0 mi
- Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum: 1.2 mi
- Smith Ditch Falls No.1: 5.8 mi
- Smith Ditch Falls No. 2: 5.9 mi
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 6.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 6.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 7.1 mi
- McDonald Building Green Space: 0.4 mi
- Cambridge Courts Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- North Park Neighborhood Garden: 0.9 mi
- University Parkway Bridge Xeriscape Garden: 1.7 mi
- Aston Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Fat Cats: 0.5 mi
- Splash Summit Water Park: 1.2 mi
- The "Y": 1.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.2 mi
- Classic Fun Center: 3.8 mi
- Provo River Delta Restoration Project Area: 3.9 mi
- Lower Hobble Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Corner Canyon: 20.1 mi
- Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 22.5 mi
- South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 24.9 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 2.0 mi
- Ghost Falls: 4.9 mi
- Black Point: 18.2 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 24.2 mi
- Rock Arch: 5.5 mi
- Diamond Arch: 17.5 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.4 mi
- Magnus Arch: 21.3 mi
- Mosida: 18.4 mi
- Forest City: 19.3 mi
- Thistle: 19.6 mi
- West Portal: 21.9 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 7.7 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 7.7 mi
- Lincoln Beach: 11.1 mi
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 15.0 mi
- Walmart Parking Lot: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of BYU Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Timpanogos | N 1° | 3,581 m | 9.7 mi |
| South Timpanogos | N 4° | 3,572.9 m | 9.3 mi |
| North Timpanogos | N 355° | 3,487.2 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bomber Peak | N 357° | 3,458.6 m | 10.6 mi |
| The Shoulder | N 3° | 3,401.9 m | 9.7 mi |
| East Provo Peak | E 92° | 3,366 m | 5.4 mi |
| Provo Peak | E 95° | 3,355 m | 4.8 mi |
| Roberts Horn | N 3° | 3,350.7 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:19 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:21 | 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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Provo BYU, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/40746193
Day trips start here
- Provo · 1 mi
- Orem · 4 mi
- American Fork · 12 mi
- Lehi · 14 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 14 mi
- Draper · 22 mi
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