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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 2,004 m in Utah. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the west-southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mahogany Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Utah, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2004 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.11772, -111.70605

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 56
Historic sites: 45
Picnic sites: 39
Museums: 33
  • City of Farmington Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Town Hall: 13.3 mi
  • Gun Collection: 13.3 mi
  • Token, Currency & Silver Collection: 13.3 mi
  • Clock Shop: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 12
  • Snow Horse: 8.6 mi
  • The W: 12.8 mi
  • Carousel: 13.4 mi
  • Wild Mouse: 13.5 mi
  • S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
  • East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
  • East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
  • Legacy Nature Reserve: 16.1 mi
  • The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve: 19.1 mi
  • Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Anderson Cove Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Cemetery Point Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Pelican Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Middle Inlet Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Industrial Arch: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thurston PeakWSW 252°2,954 m8.0 mi
Mount OgdenWNW 302°2,917 m10.8 mi
Francis PeakSW 230°2,904 m9.0 mi
Snow Horse RidgeWSW 243°2,893 m8.4 mi
Allen PeakWNW 303°2,885 m11.0 mi
James PeakNNW 347°2,869 m19.4 mi
Grandview PeakS 187°2,866 m18.5 mi
De Moisy PeakWNW 299°2,847 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5520:2221:04
September equinox07:1518:4919:26
December solstice07:4916:1817:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253039465563727061483625
Precip in1.81.41.81.71.81.20.60.71.31.41.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morgan, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356673019

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