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First Encampment Park

First Encampment Park from directly overhead

First Encampment Park is a park in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,304 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Wells Community Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.73332, -111.87719
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
  • Cotten Park: 0.3 mi
  • Herman L Franks Park: 0.7 mi
  • Westminster Park: 0.7 mi
  • Promise Park: 0.8 mi
  • Peoples Freeway Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • SLCC sign: 0.6 mi
  • Mammoth: 0.7 mi
  • The Seabirds Greeted the Moon: 0.7 mi
  • Renewed Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Safe, Home, Homerun: 0.8 mi
Attractions
  • Gospel Grace Church: 0.6 mi
  • Carousel: 0.8 mi
  • Mercer Park Fountain: 2.0 mi
  • Fear Factory: 2.1 mi
  • David Keith Mansion and Carriage House: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • The Chase Mill: 0.7 mi
  • Pioneer Home, Isaac Chase - Brigham Young: 0.9 mi
  • Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics: 1.0 mi
  • D. A. R.: 1.0 mi
  • Joe Hill: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites
Peaks
Museums: 59
Springs: 53
  • Wagner Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Emigration Tunnel Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Mount Olympus Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Baskin Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Neffs Spring: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Hidden Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 13.2 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Lisa Falls: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Industrial Arch: 5.2 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 16.4 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of First Encampment Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)SE 140°3,453.4 m12.6 mi
Twin Peaks (West)SE 140°3,452.8 m12.6 mi
Sunrise PeakSE 138°3,436.6 m13.1 mi
Dromedary PeakSE 137°3,385.4 m13.2 mi
Kesler PeakSE 124°3,170.8 m13.2 mi
Sundial PeakSE 133°3,134 m13.7 mi
Gobblers KnobESE 113°3,115 m11.1 mi
Mount RaymondESE 119°3,108 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5720:2221:03
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:4916:2017:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947536272817969564434
Precip in1.51.52.02.52.11.10.60.61.31.41.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake Triad CTR, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel832 obs
  • Mallard765 obs
  • Canada Goose343 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee284 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider235 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk211 obs
  • Western Honey Bee204 obs
  • Rock Pigeon189 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/584261628

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