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Historic Wendover Airfield

Historic Wendover Airfield, a museum in Utah
Historic Wendover Airfield, a museum in UtahEric Friedebach · CC BY 3.0
Historic Wendover Airfield, a museum in Utah
Eric Friedebach · CC BY 3.0
Historic Wendover Airfield, a museum in Utah
Eric Friedebach · CC BY 3.0
Historic Wendover Airfield, a museum in Utah
Eric Friedebach · CC BY 3.0
Historic Wendover Airfield, a museum in Utah
Eric Friedebach · CC BY 3.0
Historic Wendover Airfield, a museum in Utah
Eric Friedebach · CC BY 3.0

Historic Wendover Airfield is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,292 m. Pilot Peak stands 3,235 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is C-123 Provider, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

About

The story

The Historic Wendover Airfield is an aviation museum located at Wendover Airport in Wendover, Utah focused on the history of Wendover Air Force Base.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q124518366, matched on coordinates and name (267 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.72844, -114.03459
Around it

51 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
Historic sites: 5
  • Long Distance Telephone Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Enola Gay Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Lincoln Highway Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Wendover Will: 2.2 mi
  • Cabin: 14.8 mi
Parks: 5
  • Scobie Park: 1.3 mi
  • West Wendover Equestrian Park: 1.8 mi
  • Victory Plaza: 2.4 mi
  • Salt Springs Waterfowl Management Area: 15.7 mi
  • Bonneville Salt Flats State Park: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • C-123 Provider: 0.1 mi
  • Bonneville Salt Lakes: 8.6 mi
  • Pilot Peak historic marker: 12.1 mi
  • Bonneville Salt Flats: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Salt Flats Rest Area, I-80 Eastbound: 9.3 mi
  • Salt Flats Rest Area, I-80 Westbound: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Bonneville State Park: 9.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Arch: 13.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Wendover Airfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakN 354°3,235 m20.3 mi
Goshute PeakSW 221°2,916 m20.9 mi
Mount PisgahSSW 211°2,740 m24.4 mi
Sam's RockNW 322°2,362 m23.5 mi
Ferguson MountainSSW 205°2,317 m20.8 mi
Silver IslandNE 40°2,269 m20.1 mi
Black PointSW 218°2,078 m19.1 mi
Campbell PeakNE 39°2,050 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1219:48
June solstice06:0620:3021:12
September equinox07:2418:5919:35
December solstice07:5816:2917:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273443516171807766523728
Precip in0.30.20.30.40.60.30.20.20.50.30.20.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wendover AP Awos, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1286981174

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