- Elevation, modelled
- 1,400 m
- Tallest summit within 15.1 miles
- Mount Timpanogos3,581 m · 12.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway11.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 40.4247, -111.8860
Museum of Ancient Life is a museum in Utah, at a modelled 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.
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- Thanksgiving Point
- Fee
- Yes
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Timpanogos | E 100° | 3,581 m | 12.8 mi |
| South Timpanogos | ESE 102° | 3,572.9 m | 13.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks (west) | NE 54° | 3,501.8 m | 14.9 mi |
| North Timpanogos | E 93° | 3,487.2 m | 11.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks (east) | NE 55° | 3,484.8 m | 15.1 mi |
| Geek Peak | NE 56° | 3,471 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bomber Peak | E 97° | 3,458.6 m | 12.1 mi |
| Twin Peaks (East) | NE 37° | 3,453.4 m | 14.6 mi |
- 11.7 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Cornbelly's: 0.3 mi
- Ashton Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Lehi Silver Band: 2.5 mi
- Lehi Outdoor Pool: 3.5 mi
- Fat Cats: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Art and Archery: 1.4 mi
- Pillars of Creation: 1.4 mi
- Lehi Public Safety Officers Memorial: 1.5 mi
- PVT Danield Midgley Memorial: 2.2 mi
- 19th Special Forces Memorial: 2.3 mi
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
Museums: 48
- Butterfly Biosphere: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Natural Curiosity: 1.3 mi
- Hutchings Museum Institute: 3.1 mi
- Alpine Art Center: 5.7 mi
- American Fork DUP Museum: 5.8 mi
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
Ghost towns: 7
- Lark: 13.1 mi
- Johnson: 15.1 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 15.8 mi
- Forest City: 16.5 mi
- Mercur: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Vineyard Beach: 9.8 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 9.8 mi
- Lincoln Beach: 20.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 5.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:21 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Lehi · 3 mi
- American Fork · 6 mi
- Draper · 6 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 9 mi
- Sandy · 10 mi
- Orem · 13 mi
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