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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.

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.

What the record says

Elevation
2,085 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.63995, -112.14133

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
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
Attractions: 57
Gardens: 55
Picnic sites
Springs: 38
  • Mud Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Tabitha Springs: 3.0 mi
  • Bancroft Spring: 3.3 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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Knee Weakener. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lowe PeakSSW3,216 m15.1 mi
Kelsey PeakSSW3,162 m13.5 mi
White Pine PeakSSW3,146 m13.0 mi
South Lowe PeakS3,144 m15.4 mi
Rocky PeakSSW3,118 m15.0 mi
Corn Peak (10186)SSW3,105 m14.8 mi
Bald Mountain (East)SSW3,050 m17.9 mi
Sharp MountainSSW3,042 m17.7 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356673362

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