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Museum of Ancient Life

Museum of Ancient Life from directly overhead

Museum of Ancient Life is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,400 m. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterfly Biosphere, a museum 0.1 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Thanksgiving Point
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.42468, -111.88598

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Electric Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cranberry Farms HOA Park: 0.5 mi
  • Thanksgiving Point Trailhead: 0.6 mi
  • Pointe Meadow Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pheasant Pointe North Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Growpro Truck with Flowers: 1.1 mi
  • Helicopter: 2.3 mi
  • AlphaGraphics Lehi: 3.5 mi
  • Anchor Park Sign: 3.9 mi
  • Three Little Boys & Play: 7.0 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Riverside Picnic: 3.2 mi
  • Riverbend Picnic Site and Grills: 3.3 mi
  • Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Grey Cliffs Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Point of the Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Peak 6562: 2.7 mi
  • View Benchmark: 3.2 mi
  • Steep Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Maack Hill: 3.3 mi
Springs
  • Avery Hot Springs: 5.6 mi
  • Schoolhouse Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Schoolhouse Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Schoolhouse Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Schoolhouse Springs: 7.8 mi
Museums: 48
Waterfalls: 23
  • Monet Waterfall: 1.5 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 9.3 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Grove Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
  • Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 5.8 mi
  • Corner Canyon: 5.8 mi
  • South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 8.7 mi
  • South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 9.0 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Vineyard Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Vineyard Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Lincoln Beach: 20.0 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Storm Window Arch: 6.5 mi
  • Rock Arch: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 5.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Museum of Ancient Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TimpanogosE 100°3,581 m12.8 mi
South TimpanogosESE 102°3,572.9 m13.4 mi
Twin Peaks (west)NE 54°3,501.8 m14.9 mi
North TimpanogosE 93°3,487.2 m11.5 mi
Twin Peaks (east)NE 55°3,484.8 m15.1 mi
Geek PeakNE 56°3,471 m14.8 mi
Bomber PeakE 97°3,458.6 m12.1 mi
Twin Peaks (East)NE 37°3,453.4 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5820:2121:02
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:4816:2117:05

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/94826892

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