Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
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Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,437 m. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Victory Bell, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
The Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum is a natural history museum housed at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1978.
Wikidata Q6904799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 24.1 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
- The Quad: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Area of Wymount Terrace: 0.6 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.6 mi
- Bertrand F. Harrison Arboretum and Botany Pond: 0.6 mi
- Sertoma Park: 0.9 mi
- Y Mountain West Peak: 2.0 mi
- Kyhv Peak: 2.0 mi
- Y Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Rock Peak: 2.7 mi
- Buffalo Peak: 2.7 mi
- Hathenbrook Spring: 2.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.7 mi
- Boardman Spring: 3.8 mi
- Knight Spring: 4.5 mi
- Cascade Saddle Spring: 5.1 mi
- Victory Bell: 0.1 mi
- Gollum's Cave Memoriam: 1.3 mi
- Provo Indian War Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Fort Utah: 2.4 mi
- Fort Utah: 2.8 mi
- Temple of Mercury: 0.2 mi
- Sefa II (1/1): 0.2 mi
- Juno: 0.2 mi
- Maxine: 0.2 mi
- Koda: 0.2 mi
- Scera Main Pavilion: 3.1 mi
- Rotary Pavilion: 3.7 mi
- Upper Falls Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Veterans Paviion: 9.9 mi
- Steelworkers Pavilion: 9.9 mi
- BYU Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Mormon Mexican History: 0.5 mi
- BYU Museum of Paleontology: 0.5 mi
- BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures: 0.9 mi
- Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum: 1.3 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
- McDonald Building Green Space: 0.6 mi
- Cambridge Courts Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- North Park Neighborhood Garden: 1.0 mi
- University Parkway Bridge Xeriscape Garden: 1.6 mi
- Aston Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Fat Cats: 0.6 mi
- Splash Summit Water Park: 1.3 mi
- The "Y": 1.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.0 mi
- Classic Fun Center: 3.7 mi
- Provo River Delta Restoration Project Area: 3.9 mi
- Lower Hobble Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- Corner Canyon: 20.0 mi
- Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 22.4 mi
- South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 24.8 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 1.8 mi
- Ghost Falls: 4.7 mi
- Black Point: 18.3 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 24.1 mi
- Rock Arch: 5.6 mi
- Diamond Arch: 17.6 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.2 mi
- Magnus Arch: 21.4 mi
- Mosida: 18.5 mi
- Forest City: 19.1 mi
- Thistle: 19.7 mi
- West Portal: 21.9 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 7.6 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 7.6 mi
- Lincoln Beach: 11.2 mi
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 15.0 mi
- Walmart Parking Lot: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Timpanogos | N 0° | 3,581 m | 9.5 mi |
| South Timpanogos | N 4° | 3,572.9 m | 9.1 mi |
| North Timpanogos | N 354° | 3,487.2 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bomber Peak | N 357° | 3,458.6 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Shoulder | N 3° | 3,401.9 m | 9.5 mi |
| East Provo Peak | E 94° | 3,366 m | 5.3 mi |
| Provo Peak | E 98° | 3,355 m | 4.8 mi |
| Roberts Horn | N 3° | 3,350.7 m | 10.1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/83852440
Day trips start here
- Provo · 1 mi
- Orem · 4 mi
- American Fork · 12 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 13 mi
- Lehi · 14 mi
- Draper · 22 mi
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