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Farnsworth Peak

Farnsworth Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Farnsworth Peak rises to 2,755 m in Utah. Lowe Peak stands 3,216 m to the south, 16 miles off. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tooele and Salt Lake counties in Utah, United States

Wikidata Q5436057, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2755 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.65968, -112.20233
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Emigrant Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lake Point Community Park: 3.7 mi
  • Millpond Park: 4.7 mi
  • Gateway Park: 4.7 mi
  • Angell Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Vines of Time: 6.1 mi
  • Tooele T: 9.6 mi
  • Arches: 12.6 mi
  • Guitar: 12.9 mi
  • Todem Power Poles: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites
Gardens: 59
Attractions: 57
Springs: 51
  • Maple Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Mud Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Factory/Dunne's Pond Springs: 4.6 mi
Museums: 35
Nature reserves: 12
  • Carr Fork Wildlife Managment Area: 7.7 mi
  • Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
  • Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 15.7 mi
  • Fife Wetland Preserve: 16.0 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Monet Waterfall: 21.8 mi
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 22.4 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 23.7 mi
  • Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Hole in the Rock.: 2.5 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 18.7 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Farnsworth Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lowe PeakS 179°3,216 m16.2 mi
Kelsey PeakS 183°3,162 m14.4 mi
White Pine PeakS 183°3,146 m13.8 mi
South Lowe PeakS 179°3,144 m16.5 mi
Rocky PeakS 183°3,118 m15.8 mi
Corn Peak (10186)S 181°3,105 m15.7 mi
Bald Mountain (East)S 190°3,050 m18.3 mi
Sharp MountainS 190°3,042 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice05:5920:2321:04
September equinox07:1718:5219:28
December solstice07:5016:2217:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545526272817969544132
Precip in1.41.41.82.32.41.00.70.71.11.61.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garfield, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4415546410

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