Park · Utah

Vista West Park

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Elevation, modelled: 1,404 m
Tallest summit within 14.4 miles: Twin Peaks (East)3,453.4 m · 13.5 mi
Nearest byway: Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway10.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:03local time
Coordinates: 40.5861, -111.9786

Vista West Park from directly overhead

Vista West Park is a park in Utah, at a modelled 1,404 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the east, 14 miles off. Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Vista West Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Twin Peaks (East)	E 88°	3,453.4 m	13.5 mi
Twin Peaks (West)	E 88°	3,452.8 m	13.4 mi
Sunrise Peak	E 89°	3,436.6 m	14.0 mi
South Thunder Mountain	ESE 106°	3,400 m	13.3 mi
North Thunder Mountain	ESE 103°	3,400 m	13.3 mi
Dromedary Peak	E 88°	3,385.4 m	14.3 mi
Lone Peak	ESE 109°	3,376 m	12.4 mi
Chipman Peak	ESE 108°	3,339 m	14.1 mi

On the road

10.2 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
10.6 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
16.8 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
17.9 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 26 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Historic sites

Arrow: 0.3 mi
Welby Hotel: 0.7 mi
Welby: 0.7 mi
Welby Hotel: 0.8 mi
Welby Roundhouse: 0.9 mi

Attractions

Crazy Corn Maze: 0.6 mi
Classic Fun Center: 4.3 mi
Galatic Tag: 5.7 mi
VR Junkies: 5.7 mi
EECO Voyager: 5.8 mi

Artworks

SOJO Dino: 1.7 mi
Rooted: 2.1 mi
Hidden Zen: 3.0 mi
Saint Joseph the Worker: 3.0 mi
Arches: 3.4 mi

Picnic sites

Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 2.2 mi
Wheeler Farm: 6.9 mi
Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Site 1: 11.3 mi
Site 2: 11.3 mi

Gardens

Liberty Landing Round about Garden: 2.6 mi
Crosstowwer Community Garden: 2.7 mi
Community Gardens: 3.4 mi
Sandy City Hall: 4.5 mi
Historic Sandy Community Garden: 5.3 mi

Peaks

Twin Knolls: 6.0 mi
Flatiron Mesa: 7.2 mi
Shaggy Peak: 8.2 mi
Curry Peak: 8.5 mi
Mahogany Hill: 8.6 mi

Springs

Museums42

Waterfalls17

Nature reserves11

Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 3.4 mi
Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 3.7 mi
South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 4.4 mi

Ghost towns6

Johnson: 7.0 mi
Lark: 7.5 mi
Bacchus: 8.1 mi
Bingham Canyon: 8.2 mi
Forest City: 20.1 mi

Beaches4

Silver Sands Beach: 15.6 mi
Sunset Beach: 16.0 mi
Vineyard Beach: 21.7 mi
Vineyard Beach: 21.8 mi

Natural arches3

Cliffs2

Rattlesnake Point: 15.9 mi
Honeycomb Cliffs: 19.3 mi

Hot springs1

Saratoga Hot Springs: 16.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:32	19:04	19:40
June solstice	05:58	20:22	21:03
September equinox	07:16	18:51	19:27
December solstice	07:49	16:21	17:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	33	37	46	51	62	72	80	78	68	54	42	33

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Draper-point OF MTN, 8 mi away.

Sources

OpenStreetMap record

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