Park · Utah
Jackson Park
Jackson Park is a park in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,287 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Guadalupe Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1287 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Salt Lake City
How to reach it
Coordinates40.78000, -111.91286
- 3.7 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Guadalupe Park: 0.2 mi
- Pugsley Ouray Park: 0.6 mi
- Steenblik Park: 0.7 mi
- Rose Park Tot Lot Park: 0.8 mi
- Madsen Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Rose Park Neighborhood Center Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Fairpark Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Og-woi People's Orchard and Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Rose Park Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums: 60
- Land Cruiser Heritage Museum: 0.5 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 1.0 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 1.0 mi
- Church History Museum: 1.2 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Atlas: 0.6 mi
- Dairy Cats: 0.7 mi
- Apricot: 0.7 mi
- Red Iguana: 0.7 mi
- What We Build Together: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Steenblik Park Commemoration: 0.7 mi
- Central Overland Trail - Tooele Branch - Jordan River Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Fur Trappers and Traders: 0.9 mi
- Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian: 1.2 mi
- Marge S. Lowe: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Dreamscapes: 0.9 mi
- Deveraux House: 0.9 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 1.0 mi
- Family History Library: 1.2 mi
- Temple Square: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Ensign Peak: 1.5 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.9 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 5.3 mi
- Mount Wire: 6.0 mi
- Cave Peak: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites
- #1 - Raspberry: 2.1 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 2.3 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 2.3 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 2.4 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 2.5 mi
Springs: 49
- Baskin Spring: 4.8 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.5 mi
- Enoch Spring: 5.5 mi
- Wagner Spring: 6.0 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hidden Falls: 14.1 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 14.5 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 16.9 mi
- Donut Falls: 17.0 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.2 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 6.3 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 11.0 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Johnson: 9.8 mi
- Bacchus: 12.5 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 19.1 mi
- Lark: 20.1 mi
- Forest City: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Point: 7.0 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 20.1 mi
- Cambria Point: 21.3 mi
- Black Bluff: 22.7 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Industrial Arch: 1.9 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 18.6 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Silver Sands Beach: 15.6 mi
- Sunset Beach: 16.6 mi
- Camera Flats: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Jackson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 142° | 3,453.4 m | 16.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 142° | 3,452.8 m | 16.3 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 122° | 3,115 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 127° | 3,108 m | 13.9 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 120° | 3,033 m | 14.6 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 133° | 2,981 m | 12.3 mi |
| South Thayne Peak | SE 128° | 2,980 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Olympus East | SE 134° | 2,979 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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, 1 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel295 obs
- Rock Pigeon158 obs
- Western Honey Bee153 obs
- arrowleaf balsamroot145 obs
- House Sparrow144 obs
- Mallard143 obs
- Garden Snail135 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider103 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/441542985
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