Madsen Park
Madsen Park is a park in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,288 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Daylight, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Overland Trail - Tooele Branch - Jordan River Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Square: 1.1 mi
- Utah’s First Fort: 1.2 mi
- Steenblik Park Commemoration: 1.2 mi
- Seagull Monument: 1.4 mi
- Fairpark Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Og-woi People's Orchard and Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Rose Park Neighborhood Center Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- 9-Line Orchard: 1.4 mi
- Alzheimer’s Wildlife Grove: 0.6 mi
- Constitution Park: 0.6 mi
- 500 West Street Commons: 0.7 mi
- 500 West Street Commons: 0.7 mi
- Jackson Park: 0.8 mi
- Dreamscapes: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.8 mi
- Deveraux House: 0.9 mi
- Family History Library: 1.3 mi
- Temple Square: 1.4 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 0.8 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 0.9 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 0.9 mi
- Land Cruiser Heritage Museum: 1.2 mi
- Church History Museum: 1.3 mi
- Ensign Peak: 2.2 mi
- Twin Peaks: 4.4 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 6.0 mi
- Mount Wire: 6.3 mi
- Jacks Peak: 6.8 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 2.8 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 2.9 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 3.0 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 3.0 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 3.1 mi
- Baskin Spring: 5.6 mi
- Wagner Spring: 6.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.2 mi
- Enoch Spring: 6.3 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.8 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 14.3 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 16.4 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 16.7 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 16.8 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 1.4 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 6.3 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 11.8 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.1 mi
- Johnson: 9.2 mi
- Bacchus: 11.9 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 18.4 mi
- Lark: 19.3 mi
- Forest City: 23.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 7.2 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 19.9 mi
- Cambria Point: 21.4 mi
- Black Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Industrial Arch: 2.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 18.1 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.4 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 15.2 mi
- Sunset Beach: 16.1 mi
- Camera Flats: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Madsen Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 139° | 3,453.4 m | 16.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 140° | 3,452.8 m | 15.9 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 119° | 3,115 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 124° | 3,108 m | 13.7 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 117° | 3,033 m | 14.5 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 130° | 2,981 m | 12.1 mi |
| South Thayne Peak | SE 125° | 2,980 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Olympus East | SE 131° | 2,979 m | 12.1 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 | 19:27 |
| 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 Squirrel421 obs
- Mallard312 obs
- Garden Snail185 obs
- Western Honey Bee164 obs
- Rock Pigeon159 obs
- House Sparrow149 obs
- European Firebug139 obs
- Redstem Stork's-bill135 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/39070499
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 2 mi
- Sandy · 14 mi
- Wasatch Range · 16 mi
- Draper · 18 mi
- Park City · 23 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 25 mi
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