- Elevation, modelled
- 1,289 m
- Tallest summit within 15.9 miles
- Twin Peaks (East)3,453.4 m · 14.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway5.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:03local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7447, -111.9204
Bend in the River is a park in Utah, at a modelled 1,289 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Modesto Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Bend in the River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 135° | 3,453.4 m | 14.8 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 135° | 3,452.8 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 134° | 3,436.6 m | 15.3 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SE 133° | 3,385.4 m | 15.4 mi |
| Kesler Peak | ESE 122° | 3,170.8 m | 15.6 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 112° | 3,115 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Raymond | ESE 117° | 3,108 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 110° | 3,033 m | 13.9 mi |
- 5.9 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Modesto Park: 0.1 mi
- Jordan Park: 0.2 mi
- International Peace Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Three Creeks Confluence: 0.2 mi
- Weseman Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Tongan Garden: 0.2 mi
- Vietnamese Garden: 0.2 mi
- French Garden: 0.2 mi
- Irish Garden: 0.2 mi
- Brazilian Garden: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.2 mi
- American Peace Garden Monument: 0.2 mi
- Kathy Elton: 0.2 mi
- Colleen Caron: 0.3 mi
- Utah’s First Fort: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Fear Factory: 0.7 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 1.8 mi
- Dreamscapes: 1.9 mi
- Deveraux House: 2.0 mi
- Family History Library: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- We Make the Future: 1.0 mi
- Hope Avenue: 1.1 mi
- Take Me Out to the Ballpark: 1.1 mi
- Hoodah: 1.1 mi
- Be the Light: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Classic Cars International Museum: 1.2 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 1.5 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 1.8 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 1.8 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Ensign Peak: 3.8 mi
- Twin Peaks: 5.4 mi
- Jacks Peak: 6.5 mi
- Pencil Point: 6.6 mi
- Mount Wire: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites
- #1 - Raspberry: 4.1 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 4.3 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 4.3 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 4.4 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 4.5 mi
Springs: 51
- Wagner Spring: 6.1 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 6.4 mi
- Salt Spring: 7.0 mi
- Baskin Spring: 7.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hidden Falls: 12.8 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 15.2 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 0.3 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 5.8 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 10.4 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Johnson: 7.6 mi
- Bacchus: 10.8 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 16.9 mi
- Lark: 17.8 mi
- Forest City: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Point: 7.4 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.4 mi
- Black Bluff: 24.0 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Industrial Arch: 4.4 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 17.5 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Silver Sands Beach: 14.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 15.8 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake Triad CTR, 2 mi away.
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