Library Square
Library Square is a park in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,300 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterfall Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
Anchored by the Salt Lake City Public Library and the Leonardo Museum, Library Square covers a full city block with fountains, plazas, and green space.
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Waterfall Garden: 0.0 mi
- 4th East Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Richmond Park Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Grateful Tomato Garden: 0.8 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- May We Have Peace: 0.1 mi
- The Return of Pink Floyd: 0.2 mi
- Love Loud: 0.2 mi
- Olde Masters: 0.4 mi
- Ave Maria: 0.4 mi
- Washington Square: 0.2 mi
- 337 Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- Taufer Park: 0.4 mi
- Richmond Park: 0.4 mi
- Gallivan Center: 0.4 mi
- Mercer Park Fountain: 0.5 mi
- Beehive House: 0.7 mi
- Lion House: 0.7 mi
- Joseph Smith Memorial Building: 0.8 mi
- David Keith Mansion and Carriage House: 0.8 mi
- Site Of A Pony Express Station: 0.6 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 0.6 mi
- The Social Hall: 0.6 mi
- Eagle Gate Monument: 0.7 mi
- Hotel Utah: 0.8 mi
- Trolley History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Social Hall Museum: 0.6 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.8 mi
- Alice Gallery: 0.9 mi
- Church History Museum: 0.9 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 2.4 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 2.6 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 2.6 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 2.7 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 2.8 mi
- Ensign Peak: 2.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.3 mi
- Mount Wire: 4.5 mi
- Jacks Peak: 4.9 mi
- Pencil Point: 5.1 mi
- Wagner Spring: 4.2 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 4.5 mi
- Baskin Spring: 5.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.3 mi
- Enoch Spring: 6.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.0 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Donut Falls: 15.0 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 15.1 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.1 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 4.3 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 11.5 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 12.5 mi
- Johnson: 8.2 mi
- Bacchus: 13.0 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 19.0 mi
- Lark: 19.7 mi
- Forest City: 21.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 5.4 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 18.0 mi
- Cambria Point: 23.3 mi
- Black Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Industrial Arch: 3.4 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 18.2 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 19.6 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.8 mi
- Camera Flats: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Library Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 143° | 3,453.4 m | 14.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 144° | 3,452.8 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 142° | 3,436.6 m | 14.8 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SE 141° | 3,385.4 m | 14.8 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 129° | 3,170.8 m | 14.6 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 120° | 3,115 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 126° | 3,108 m | 11.8 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 118° | 3,033 m | 12.6 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 Squirrel1,082 obs
- Western Honey Bee405 obs
- Mallard282 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider275 obs
- Eastern Boxelder Bug271 obs
- Cooper's Hawk260 obs
- House Sparrow256 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee256 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/544576787
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 0 mi
- Sandy · 13 mi
- Wasatch Range · 14 mi
- Draper · 17 mi
- Park City · 21 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 24 mi
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