- Elevation, modelled
- 1,297 m
- Tallest summit within 18.6 miles
- Wildcat Ridge2,981 m · 18.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway9.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7382, -112.0719
Salt Lake Model Airplane Airport is a park in Utah, at a modelled 1,297 m. Wildcat Ridge stands 2,981 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Salt Lake Model Airplane Airport. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Ridge | ESE 108° | 2,981 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Olympus East | ESE 108° | 2,979 m | 18.1 mi |
| Grandview Peak | ENE 65° | 2,866 m | 18.5 mi |
| Triangle Peak | ESE 109° | 2,854 m | 17.6 mi |
| Nelson Peak | SW 215° | 2,829 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sessions Mountain (west) | ENE 60° | 2,822 m | 18.4 mi |
| Clipper Peak | SSW 201° | 2,805 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bates Peak | SW 218° | 2,797 m | 10.4 mi |
- 9.0 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Monument: 2.4 mi
- Drifting Waters: 5.4 mi
- Utah Veterans Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 8.0 mi
Parks
- Sugar Plum Park: 2.3 mi
- Magna Copper Park: 2.3 mi
- LDS Church field: 2.5 mi
- Hunter Village Park: 2.6 mi
- Trailblazer Park: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 60
- Magna Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Vegetable Mining Operation Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Redwood Road Micro-Training Farm: 7.6 mi
- Og-woi People's Orchard and Gardens: 7.7 mi
- 9-Line Orchard: 7.9 mi
Artworks
- Vines of Time: 2.6 mi
- The Peaks: 5.0 mi
- Drifting Waters: 5.4 mi
- In Bloom: 5.5 mi
- Column Plates And Benches: 5.6 mi
Attractions
- The "C": 3.8 mi
- Fear Factory: 8.5 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 9.0 mi
- Dreamscapes: 9.1 mi
- Deveraux House: 9.2 mi
Peaks
- Knee Weakener: 7.7 mi
- Peak 8662: 7.9 mi
- Round Knoll: 8.0 mi
- Mahogany Hill: 8.0 mi
- Kesler Peak: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 9.5 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 10.9 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 11.0 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 11.1 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 11.2 mi
Springs: 57
- Salt Spring: 2.1 mi
- Tabitha Springs: 4.9 mi
- Maple Spring: 7.7 mi
- Mud Spring: 8.4 mi
- Bancroft Spring: 10.0 mi
Museums: 57
- Magna Mining Museum: 2.6 mi
- Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center: 8.9 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 8.9 mi
- Classic Cars International Museum: 9.0 mi
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 19.6 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.9 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 13.6 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Bacchus: 5.3 mi
- Johnson: 12.6 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 12.8 mi
- Lark: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Silver Sands Beach: 6.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 7.9 mi
- Camera Flats: 19.6 mi
- Bridger Bay Beach: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Point: 15.3 mi
- Cambria Point: 17.3 mi
- Black Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Morgan Point: 23.4 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Hole in the Rock.: 9.9 mi
- Industrial Arch: 10.0 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:21 | 17:05 |
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 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City Intl AP, 6 mi away.
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