Natural History Museum Of Utah
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Natural History Museum Of Utah is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,546 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden Exhibits, a museum 0.1 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
The Natural History Museum of Utah is a museum located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The museum shows exhibits of natural history subjects, with an emphasis on Utah and the Intermountain West. The mission of the museum is to illuminate the natural world and the place of humans within it. A new building, named the Rio Tinto Center, opened in November 2011. The museum is part of the University of Utah and is located in the university's Research Park.
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Dates from 1963.
Wikidata Q3915972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cottam's Oaks: 0.1 mi
- Rainbird: 0.2 mi
- Deer: 0.2 mi
- Moose: 0.3 mi
- Swoop: 0.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sill Garden: 1.1 mi
- Water & Pollinator Conservation Garden: 1.1 mi
- BU C Garden: 1.2 mi
- Nuh Eevaat Garden: 1.5 mi
- Bennett Vista Trail: 0.2 mi
- Quarry House: 0.2 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 0.8 mi
- Mormon Batallion Monument: 0.8 mi
- This is the Place Monument: 0.9 mi
- Secret Wayside: 0.3 mi
- Solar Plaza: 0.4 mi
- #13 - Barney's Hollow: 3.3 mi
- #14 - Sugar Bowl: 3.4 mi
- #15 - Pines: 3.4 mi
- Chapel Glen: 0.7 mi
- This is the Place Heritage Park: 0.8 mi
- Davis Park: 1.2 mi
- Rotary Glen Park: 1.2 mi
- Donner Trail Park: 1.3 mi
- Polar Bear: 1.0 mi
- River Otters: 1.0 mi
- Grizzly Bear: 1.0 mi
- Harbor Seal & Sea Lion: 1.0 mi
- African Elephant: 1.0 mi
- Mount Wire: 1.3 mi
- Jacks Peak: 2.3 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.3 mi
- Perkins Hill: 2.9 mi
- Pencil Point: 2.9 mi
- Garden Exhibits: 0.1 mi
- Fort Douglas Museum: 0.6 mi
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts: 1.1 mi
- Trolley History Museum: 2.7 mi
- Alice Gallery: 2.7 mi
- Wagner Spring: 1.2 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 1.5 mi
- Baskin Spring: 5.8 mi
- Henderson Spring: 5.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.3 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 10.6 mi
- Donut Falls: 12.7 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 13.8 mi
- Lisa Falls: 14.0 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.7 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 12.9 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Johnson: 8.7 mi
- Bacchus: 15.9 mi
- Forest City: 20.0 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 21.5 mi
- Lark: 21.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 2.2 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Witch Rocks: 24.9 mi
- Industrial Arch: 5.1 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 18.2 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 22.8 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 20.1 mi
- Sunset Beach: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Natural History Museum Of Utah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SSE 156° | 3,453.4 m | 12.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SSE 156° | 3,452.8 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SSE 154° | 3,436.6 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SSE 153° | 3,385.4 m | 13.3 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 140° | 3,170.8 m | 12.5 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 131° | 3,115 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 139° | 3,108 m | 9.6 mi |
| Wilson Peak | SE 128° | 3,033 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:21 | 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City E Bench, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 3 mi
- Wasatch Range · 11 mi
- Sandy · 13 mi
- Draper · 17 mi
- Park City · 18 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 23 mi
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