Peak · Utah
Kesler Peak
Kesler Peak rises to 2,666 m in Utah. Lowe Peak stands 3,216 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak 8662, a peak 0.4 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Oquirrh Montain Range in Salt Lake and Tooele counties in Utah, United States.
Wikidata Q49041323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,666 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.67550, -112.20315
- 17.0 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Emigrant Park: 2.8 mi
- Lake Point Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Great Salt Lake State Park: 4.1 mi
- Gateway Park: 5.0 mi
- Millpond Park: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
- Benson Grist Mill Pioneer Heritage Park: 5.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Old Bingham High School Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Bingham District World War II Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Tooele Valley Museum and Historical Park: 11.0 mi
Artworks
- Vines of Time: 5.6 mi
- Tooele T: 10.7 mi
- The Peaks: 13.2 mi
- Arches: 13.4 mi
- Drifting Waters: 13.5 mi
Peaks
- Peak 8662: 0.4 mi
- Farnsworth Peak: 1.1 mi
- Lake Point: 2.7 mi
- Bates Peak: 3.9 mi
- Knee Weakener: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 55
- The "C": 4.3 mi
- Tooele Valley Railway Engine 11: 10.9 mi
- Tooele Valley Railway Caboose 4: 11.0 mi
- Asylum 49: 11.4 mi
- Crazy Corn Maze: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 55
- USU Extension Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Magna Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Liberty Landing Round about Garden: 12.0 mi
- Vegetable Mining Operation Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Crosstowwer Community Garden: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites
- Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 12.2 mi
- Wheeler Farm: 18.0 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 18.9 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 19.1 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 19.2 mi
Springs: 36
- Maple Spring: 2.4 mi
- Mud Spring: 3.6 mi
- Factory/Dunne's Pond Springs: 4.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 4.9 mi
- Mill Pond Spring: 5.1 mi
Museums: 35
- Magna Mining Museum: 5.6 mi
- Tooele Pioneer Museum: 11.2 mi
- Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center: 14.2 mi
- West Jordan Historical Society: 14.3 mi
- Gale Center: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Carr Fork Wildlife Managment Area: 8.8 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 16.1 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Bacchus: 5.7 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 8.9 mi
- Lark: 11.8 mi
- Johnson: 17.7 mi
- Mercur: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Monet Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- Ghost Falls: 23.5 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 24.0 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cambria Point: 19.0 mi
- Morgan Point: 20.1 mi
- Black Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 22.9 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Hole in the Rock.: 2.1 mi
- Industrial Arch: 18.1 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Sunset Beach: 3.7 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 4.0 mi
- Camera Flats: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Kesler Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe Peak | S 179° | 3,216 m | 17.3 mi |
| Kelsey Peak | S 182° | 3,162 m | 15.5 mi |
| White Pine Peak | S 182° | 3,146 m | 14.9 mi |
| South Lowe Peak | S 179° | 3,144 m | 17.6 mi |
| Rocky Peak | S 183° | 3,118 m | 16.9 mi |
| Corn Peak (10186) | S 181° | 3,105 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain (East) | S 190° | 3,050 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | S 189° | 3,042 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:23 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:22 | 17:05 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 69 | 54 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garfield, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1429334 — Kesler Peak, Salt Lake County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356673350
Day trips start here
- Tooele · 11 mi
- Salt Lake City · 17 mi
- Sandy · 19 mi
- Draper · 21 mi
- Lehi · 27 mi
- American Fork · 30 mi
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