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Gale Center

Gale Center from directly overhead

Gale Center is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,363 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Samuel Holt Historic Farm, a park 0.4 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of South Jordan
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.56455, -111.93596

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Samuel Holt Historic Farm: 0.4 mi
  • Beckstead Park: 0.6 mi
  • Prospector Park: 0.6 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
  • South Jordan City Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Sandy City Hall: 2.2 mi
  • Historic Sandy Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Community Gardens: 4.0 mi
  • Crosstowwer Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Liberty Landing Round about Garden: 4.8 mi
Attractions
  • Classic Fun Center: 2.4 mi
  • Aquarium Fin/Wave: 3.2 mi
  • EECO Voyager: 3.2 mi
  • Crazy Corn Maze: 3.3 mi
  • Fat Cats: 4.5 mi
Artworks
  • 16 Triangles: 2.6 mi
  • SOJO Dino: 2.6 mi
  • Mountain Motion: 2.7 mi
  • Glaciated Mass: 2.7 mi
  • Look At Me: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites
  • Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 4.4 mi
  • Wheeler Farm: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Site 1: 9.6 mi
  • Site 2: 9.6 mi
Springs
  • Avery Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 7.4 mi
Peaks
  • Flatiron Mesa: 5.4 mi
  • Red Rock: 6.8 mi
  • Potato Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Steep Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Point of the Mountain: 7.6 mi
Museums: 43
  • Automotive Addiction: 2.2 mi
  • West Jordan Historical Society: 3.1 mi
  • Sandy Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Midvale Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Sorensen Home Museum: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 7.1 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 8.7 mi
  • Monet Waterfall: 9.1 mi
  • Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 1.3 mi
  • South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
  • South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
  • Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 2.3 mi
  • Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 4.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Storm Window Arch: 7.8 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 16.8 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 14.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Gale Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)E 80°3,453.4 m11.5 mi
The PfeifferhornE 100°3,453 m12.3 mi
Twin Peaks (West)E 80°3,452.8 m11.3 mi
White BaldyE 99°3,451 m13.5 mi
Sunrise PeakE 81°3,436.6 m11.9 mi
South Thunder MountainESE 102°3,400 m10.8 mi
North Thunder MountainE 98°3,400 m10.9 mi
Monte CristoE 82°3,393 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5820:2121:03
September equinox07:1618:5119:27
December solstice07:4916:2117:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746516272807868544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Draper-point OF MTN, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/643043961

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