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Knee Weakener

Knee Weakener, seen from above at true elevation

Knee Weakener rises to 2,085 m in Utah. Lowe Peak stands 3,216 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mahogany Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

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The story

Knee Weakener is a summit on the west side of Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The summit has an elevation of 6,860 feet (2,091 m) NGVD 29.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q20714379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2085 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.63995, -112.14133
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mahogany Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Nelson Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Bates Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Twin Knolls: 3.3 mi
  • Farnsworth Peak: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Sunset Hollow Park: 4.2 mi
  • Elk Run Park: 4.2 mi
  • Lamplight Park: 4.3 mi
  • Central Meadow: 4.4 mi
  • Moonlight Park: 4.5 mi
Artworks
  • Vines of Time: 5.2 mi
  • Arches: 9.3 mi
  • Guitar: 9.6 mi
  • Tooele T: 9.7 mi
  • Hidden Zen: 9.8 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Attractions: 59
Gardens: 59
  • Magna Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Liberty Landing Round about Garden: 8.3 mi
  • USU Extension Community Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Crosstowwer Community Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Community Gardens: 9.8 mi
Springs: 55
  • Mud Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Tabitha Springs: 3.0 mi
Museums: 38
Nature reserves: 11
  • Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
  • Carr Fork Wildlife Managment Area: 8.1 mi
  • Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.2 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 13.0 mi
  • South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Monet Waterfall: 18.6 mi
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 18.9 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 20.2 mi
  • Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Hole in the Rock.: 5.9 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 17.0 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Knee Weakener. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lowe PeakSSW 192°3,216 m15.1 mi
Kelsey PeakSSW 196°3,162 m13.5 mi
White Pine PeakSSW 197°3,146 m13.0 mi
South Lowe PeakS 191°3,144 m15.4 mi
Rocky PeakSSW 196°3,118 m15.0 mi
Corn Peak (10186)SSW 194°3,105 m14.8 mi
Sharp MountainSSW 201°3,042 m17.7 mi
Flat Top Ridge (Peak 9925)S 190°3,025 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice05:5920:2221:04
September equinox07:1718:5119:27
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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356673362

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