Museum · Utah
Land Cruiser Heritage Museum
Land Cruiser Heritage Museum is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,289 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pugsley Ouray Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.78301, -111.90468
- 3.8 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pugsley Ouray Park: 0.3 mi
- Guadalupe Park: 0.3 mi
- Warm Springs Park: 0.4 mi
- Jackson Park: 0.5 mi
- Block Twenty-Four Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Apricot: 0.3 mi
- Dog statue: 0.4 mi
- Atlas: 0.7 mi
- Honor: 0.9 mi
- Patience: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Fur Trappers and Traders: 0.4 mi
- Utah Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Marge S. Lowe: 0.9 mi
- Utah and the Civil War Monument: 0.9 mi
- Annie Taylor Hyde: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Rose Park Neighborhood Center Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Fairpark Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Og-woi People's Orchard and Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Rose Park Community Garden: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Deveraux House: 0.9 mi
- Dreamscapes: 0.9 mi
- Utah State Capitol Building: 0.9 mi
- McCune Mansion: 1.0 mi
- Family History Library: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Ensign Peak: 1.1 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.4 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 4.8 mi
- Mount Wire: 5.6 mi
- Cave Peak: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites
- #1 - Raspberry: 1.6 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 1.8 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 1.9 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 1.9 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 2.0 mi
Museums: 59
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Utah: 0.9 mi
- Church History Museum: 1.0 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 1.1 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 1.1 mi
Springs: 48
- Baskin Spring: 4.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.1 mi
- Enoch Spring: 5.2 mi
- Wagner Spring: 5.6 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hidden Falls: 13.9 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 14.4 mi
- Donut Falls: 16.8 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 16.9 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.5 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 6.1 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 10.8 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Johnson: 9.9 mi
- Bacchus: 13.0 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 19.5 mi
- Lark: 20.5 mi
- Forest City: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Point: 6.6 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 19.9 mi
- Cambria Point: 21.5 mi
- Black Bluff: 22.9 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Industrial Arch: 1.6 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 19.1 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.0 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.0 mi
- Camera Flats: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Land Cruiser Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 144° | 3,453.4 m | 16.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 144° | 3,452.8 m | 16.2 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 124° | 3,115 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 129° | 3,108 m | 13.7 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 122° | 3,033 m | 14.3 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 135° | 2,981 m | 12.2 mi |
| South Thayne Peak | SE 130° | 2,980 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Olympus East | SE 137° | 2,979 m | 12.2 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/460938303
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