Taufer Park
Taufer Park is a park in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,296 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is 4th East Community Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1296 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 4th East Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Richmond Park Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 0.3 mi
- Grateful Tomato Garden: 0.5 mi
- Harrison Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Richmond Park: 0.3 mi
- Library Square: 0.4 mi
- Artesian Well Park: 0.4 mi
- Washington Square: 0.4 mi
- 337 Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
- The Return of Pink Floyd: 0.4 mi
- May We Have Peace: 0.4 mi
- Love Loud: 0.6 mi
- Olde Masters: 0.7 mi
- Ave Maria: 0.7 mi
- Trolley History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Utah Folk Art: 0.8 mi
- Chase Home Museum Of Utah Folk Arts: 0.8 mi
- Social Hall Museum: 1.0 mi
- Classic Cars International Museum: 1.0 mi
- Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics: 0.7 mi
- D. A. R.: 0.7 mi
- Pioneer Home, Isaac Chase - Brigham Young: 0.8 mi
- LDS Tenth Ward Square: 0.9 mi
- Site Of A Pony Express Station: 0.9 mi
- Mercer Park Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Carousel: 0.8 mi
- Gospel Grace Church: 1.1 mi
- Beehive House: 1.1 mi
- Lion House: 1.1 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 2.7 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 2.9 mi
- Solar Plaza: 2.9 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 3.0 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 3.0 mi
- Ensign Peak: 2.8 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.5 mi
- Mount Wire: 4.6 mi
- Jacks Peak: 4.7 mi
- Pencil Point: 4.9 mi
- Wagner Spring: 4.1 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 4.4 mi
- Baskin Spring: 6.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.6 mi
- Enoch Spring: 6.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.7 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 12.2 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Donut Falls: 14.7 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 14.8 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 2.0 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 4.1 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 11.2 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 12.8 mi
- Johnson: 7.8 mi
- Bacchus: 12.8 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 18.8 mi
- Lark: 19.4 mi
- Forest City: 21.5 mi
- Industrial Arch: 3.7 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 17.9 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 19.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 5.3 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Cambria Point: 23.6 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 16.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.8 mi
- Camera Flats: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Taufer Park. 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 | 14.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 143° | 3,452.8 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 141° | 3,436.6 m | 14.4 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SE 140° | 3,385.4 m | 14.5 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 128° | 3,170.8 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sundial Peak | SE 136° | 3,134 m | 14.9 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 119° | 3,115 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 125° | 3,108 m | 11.6 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 Squirrel896 obs
- Western Honey Bee368 obs
- Mallard277 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee261 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider250 obs
- Rock Pigeon237 obs
- House Sparrow236 obs
- Canada Goose225 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/420909260
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