- Elevation, modelled
- 1,471 m
- Tallest summit within 10.9 miles
- Twin Peaks (west)3,501.8 m · 9.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway2.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5826, -111.8289
Alta Canyon Pocket Park is a park in Utah, at a modelled 1,471 m. Twin Peaks (west) stands 3,502 m to the east-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Alta Canyon Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Alta Canyon Pocket Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (west) | ESE 103° | 3,501.8 m | 9.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks (east) | ESE 103° | 3,484.8 m | 9.6 mi |
| Geek Peak | ESE 105° | 3,471 m | 9.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks (East) | E 82° | 3,453.4 m | 5.7 mi |
| The Pfeifferhorn | ESE 118° | 3,453 m | 7.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | E 82° | 3,452.8 m | 5.6 mi |
| White Baldy | ESE 114° | 3,451 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | E 85° | 3,436.6 m | 6.2 mi |
- 2.8 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 3.3 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Alta Canyon Park: 0.4 mi
- Falcon Park: 0.7 mi
- Aspen Meadows Park: 0.7 mi
- Willow Pond: 0.7 mi
- Dahlquist Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Flatiron Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Hounds Tooth: 3.5 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Peak: 4.7 mi
- Storm Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Enniss Peak: 5.2 mi
Springs
- Beaver Ponds Springs: 1.8 mi
- Beaver Ponds Springs: 1.8 mi
- Beaver Ponds Springs: 1.8 mi
- Beaver Ponds Springs: 1.8 mi
- Granite Spring: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- Historic Sandy Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Garden of Eatin': 2.8 mi
- Sandy City Hall: 3.6 mi
- Garden of Wheadon Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Crosstowwer Community Garden: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- Temple Granite Quarry: 2.9 mi
- Acrobats On Rock: 3.0 mi
- Plugging Into The Water: 3.0 mi
- Historic Fort Union: 3.1 mi
- William C Roderick: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Look At Me: 3.1 mi
- Glaciated Mass: 3.1 mi
- Mountain Motion: 3.1 mi
- 16 Triangles: 3.2 mi
- Saint Joseph the Worker: 6.2 mi
Attractions
- Classic Fun Center: 3.6 mi
- Aquarium Fin/Wave: 4.9 mi
- EECO Voyager: 4.9 mi
- Fat Cats: 8.0 mi
- Crazy Corn Maze: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Wheeler Farm: 4.0 mi
- Site 1: 4.1 mi
- Site 2: 4.2 mi
- Dogwood Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Site 3: 4.2 mi
Museums: 51
- Sandy Museum: 3.1 mi
- Automotive Addiction: 3.7 mi
- Wheeler Farm House: 4.1 mi
- Draper Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Midvale Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 3.0 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 3.4 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 4.0 mi
- Lisa Falls: 5.4 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Ghost towns: 7
- Johnson: 4.6 mi
- Forest City: 12.5 mi
- Lark: 14.6 mi
- Bacchus: 15.1 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 11.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 12.6 mi
- Ghost Falls: 20.9 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Vineyard Beach: 18.7 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 18.7 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 22.3 mi
- Sunset Beach: 22.9 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Storm Window Arch: 5.7 mi
- Industrial Arch: 16.0 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 16.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Sandy · 2 mi
- Draper · 5 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 12 mi
- Lehi · 13 mi
- Salt Lake City · 13 mi
- American Fork · 14 mi
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