- Elevation, modelled
- 1,412 m
- Tallest summit within 14.3 miles
- Mount Timpanogos3,581 m · 9.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Provo Canyon Scenic Byway4.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:00local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2565, -111.6570
BYU Museum of Paleontology is a museum in Utah, at a modelled 1,412 m. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Mormon Mexican History, a museum 0.2 miles away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
natural history museum on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, United States
Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q4836911, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
- Operated by
- Brigham Young University
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of BYU Museum of Paleontology. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Timpanogos | N 4° | 3,581 m | 9.3 mi |
| South Timpanogos | N 7° | 3,572.9 m | 8.9 mi |
| North Timpanogos | N 357° | 3,487.2 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bomber Peak | N 360° | 3,458.6 m | 10.2 mi |
| The Shoulder | N 6° | 3,401.9 m | 9.4 mi |
| East Provo Peak | E 96° | 3,366 m | 5.8 mi |
| Provo Peak | E 99° | 3,355 m | 5.4 mi |
| Roberts Horn | N 6° | 3,350.7 m | 9.9 mi |
- 4.2 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic BywayNational
- 21.8 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 24.0 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 · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kyhv Peak: 2.3 mi
- Y Mountain West Peak: 2.5 mi
- Y Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Little Rock Peak: 2.7 mi
- Buffalo Peak: 2.9 mi
- Victory Bell: 0.4 mi
- Provo Indian War Veterans Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Gollum's Cave Memoriam: 1.8 mi
- Fort Utah: 2.1 mi
- Fort Utah: 2.4 mi
- Museum of Mormon Mexican History: 0.2 mi
- BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures: 0.5 mi
- Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum: 0.5 mi
- BYU Museum of Art: 0.6 mi
- Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum: 1.2 mi
- Smith Ditch Falls No.1: 5.6 mi
- Smith Ditch Falls No. 2: 5.7 mi
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 6.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- Fat Cats: 0.5 mi
- Splash Summit Water Park: 1.8 mi
- The "Y": 2.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.0 mi
- Classic Fun Center: 3.2 mi
- Mosida: 18.2 mi
- Forest City: 19.0 mi
- Thistle: 20.1 mi
- West Portal: 22.4 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 7.0 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 7.0 mi
- Lincoln Beach: 11.0 mi
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 14.4 mi
- Walmart Parking Lot: 16.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Provo · 1 mi
- Orem · 3 mi
- American Fork · 11 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 13 mi
- Lehi · 14 mi
- Draper · 21 mi
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