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East Canyon Wildlife Management Area

East Canyon Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

East Canyon Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,917 m. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Redrock Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

boundary is approximate only. roughed in from eyeballing the DWR map.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.94514, -111.61323
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • East Canyon State Park: 3.0 mi
  • Wilkinson Complex: 7.2 mi
  • Camp Clayton Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
  • Henefer Pioneer Trails Park: 7.3 mi
  • Riverside Park: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • #29 - Weeping Rock: 12.6 mi
  • Group Site 19: 12.8 mi
  • Group Site 18: 12.8 mi
  • Group Site 17: 12.8 mi
  • Mueller Park: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 58
Gardens: 45
Museums: 43
  • The Whitaker: Centerville's Heritage Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Bountiful Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
  • City of Farmington Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Carriage Hall: 14.7 mi
  • Miniature Circus / Toy & Doll Museum: 14.7 mi
Springs: 35
Ghost towns: 6
Nature reserves: 5
  • East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
  • Legacy Nature Reserve: 15.2 mi
  • H-Rock Open Space: 18.1 mi
  • Fife Wetland Preserve: 21.0 mi
  • The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Anderson Cove Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Cemetery Point Beach: 24.1 mi
  • Pelican Beach: 24.2 mi
  • Middle Inlet Beach: 24.5 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Industrial Arch: 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of East Canyon Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thurston PeakNW 307°2,954 m15.6 mi
Murdock PeakS 179°2,922 m17.4 mi
Francis PeakWNW 297°2,904 m13.2 mi
Snow Horse RidgeWNW 304°2,893 m14.7 mi
Grandview PeakSW 228°2,866 m9.7 mi
Lewis PeakSE 132°2,837 m9.3 mi
Bountiful PeakW 277°2,823 m10.8 mi
Sessions Mountain (west)WSW 238°2,822 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5520:2121:03
September equinox07:1518:4919:25
December solstice07:4916:1817:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253039465563727061483625
Precip in1.81.41.81.71.81.20.60.71.31.41.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morgan, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/846932749

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