- Elevation, modelled
- 1,339 m
- Tallest summit within 17.8 miles
- White Pine Peak3,146 m · 17.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway11.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6956, -112.0774
"The Pit" is a park in Utah, at a modelled 1,339 m. White Pine Peak stands 3,146 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Magna Regional Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
- Operated by
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of "The Pit". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Pine Peak | SSW 204° | 3,146 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Olympus East | E 99° | 2,979 m | 17.7 mi |
| Tooele Peak | SSW 208° | 2,926 m | 16.9 mi |
| Butterfield Peaks | SSW 198° | 2,856 m | 16.6 mi |
| Triangle Peak | E 99° | 2,854 m | 17.1 mi |
| Nelson Peak | SW 225° | 2,829 m | 8.0 mi |
| Butterfield Peaks | SSW 199° | 2,814 m | 16.6 mi |
| Clipper Peak | SSW 205° | 2,805 m | 13.8 mi |
- 11.4 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Magna Regional Park: 0.8 mi
- Moonlight Park: 0.9 mi
- Lamplight Park: 1.0 mi
- LDS Church field: 1.1 mi
- Elk Run Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Monument: 1.9 mi
- Salt Lake 2002 Commemorative Olympic Flagpole: 6.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Sundial: 7.3 mi
Artworks
- Vines of Time: 1.9 mi
- The Peaks: 7.1 mi
- Four Dancing Figures: 7.1 mi
- Mastadon: 7.1 mi
- Bruin Bear: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 60
- Magna Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Vegetable Mining Operation Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Liberty Landing Round about Garden: 6.9 mi
- Redwood Road Micro-Training Farm: 7.6 mi
- Crosstowwer Community Garden: 7.6 mi
Attractions
- The "C": 3.0 mi
- Crazy Corn Maze: 8.6 mi
- Fear Factory: 9.6 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 10.3 mi
- Dreamscapes: 10.4 mi
Peaks
- Knee Weakener: 5.1 mi
- Mahogany Hill: 5.3 mi
- Twin Knolls: 5.5 mi
- Peak 8662: 6.7 mi
- Kesler Peak: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 7.3 mi
- Wheeler Farm: 12.0 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 12.5 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 12.7 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 12.7 mi
Springs: 58
- Tabitha Springs: 2.1 mi
- Salt Spring: 4.9 mi
- Maple Spring: 5.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 6.0 mi
- Bancroft Spring: 7.1 mi
Museums: 56
- Magna Mining Museum: 1.9 mi
- Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center: 7.9 mi
- West Jordan Historical Society: 9.1 mi
- Classic Cars International Museum: 10.0 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 19.0 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Ghost Falls: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 11.0 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 12.4 mi
- Carr Fork Wildlife Managment Area: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Bacchus: 2.5 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 9.9 mi
- Johnson: 11.6 mi
- Lark: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Point: 16.1 mi
- Cambria Point: 19.7 mi
- Black Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Morgan Point: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Silver Sands Beach: 7.2 mi
- Sunset Beach: 7.9 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.3 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Hole in the Rock.: 8.7 mi
- Industrial Arch: 11.9 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 11 mi
- Sandy · 14 mi
- Draper · 16 mi
- Tooele · 16 mi
- Lehi · 24 mi
- Wasatch Range · 25 mi
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