Mount Wire
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Mount Wire rises to 2,167 m in Utah. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry House, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mount Wire (also known as Wire Mountain or Big Beacon) is a mountain located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah with an elevation of 7,146 feet (2,178 m). The mountain is named after Lester Wire, an American policeman of Salt Lake City, Utah, who in 1912 developed the first red-green electric traffic light. Mount Wire is a common spot for adventurous hikers and has many access trails, some created by nearby Red Butte Gardens. The east side of the University of Utah offers direct access to trails to the summit. Mount Wire formerly could be identified from other nearby mountains by its two passive microwave repeaters near the summit. These billboard like structures were used to bounce microwave signals over the mountain to the north-eastern parts of Utah. Mount Wire also houses an old airway beacon directly on the summit. An interesting man-made rock outcropping about halfway up the mountain looks like several lawn chairs in a row, and is a common rest stop for hikers. This stop offers views of Salt Lake City, and the Wasatch Mountains.
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Wikidata Q8525796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2167 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Quarry House: 1.1 mi
- Bennett Vista Trail: 1.2 mi
- Donner Hill Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
- Eagle Monument: 1.6 mi
- This is the Place Monument: 1.6 mi
- Secret Wayside: 1.3 mi
- Solar Plaza: 1.7 mi
- #19 - Shadybrook: 3.4 mi
- #18 - Box Elder: 3.5 mi
- #20 - Sparkling Springs: 3.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sill Garden: 2.4 mi
- Water & Pollinator Conservation Garden: 2.5 mi
- BU C Garden: 2.5 mi
- Popperton Plots Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Cottam's Oaks: 1.4 mi
- Rainbird: 1.4 mi
- Moose: 1.4 mi
- Deer: 1.4 mi
- Meercat and Wharthog: 1.7 mi
- Rotary Glen Park: 1.5 mi
- This is the Place Heritage Park: 1.6 mi
- Donner Trail Park: 1.6 mi
- Chapel Glen: 1.9 mi
- Davis Park: 2.4 mi
- Globe Fountian: 1.6 mi
- Warthog: 1.7 mi
- Ostrich: 1.7 mi
- Zebra: 1.7 mi
- Giraffe: 1.7 mi
- Perkins Hill: 2.1 mi
- Jacks Peak: 2.3 mi
- Little Tree Hill: 2.4 mi
- Dale Benchmark: 2.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.8 mi
- Natural History Museum Of Utah: 1.3 mi
- Garden Exhibits: 1.4 mi
- Fort Douglas Museum: 1.9 mi
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts: 2.4 mi
- Alice Gallery: 3.9 mi
- Wagner Spring: 1.2 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 1.3 mi
- Henderson Spring: 4.5 mi
- Baskin Spring: 6.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.1 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Donut Falls: 12.2 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 13.8 mi
- Lisa Falls: 14.1 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 2.9 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 12.9 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 13.6 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Johnson: 9.6 mi
- Bacchus: 17.3 mi
- Forest City: 19.7 mi
- Rockport: 21.5 mi
- Keetley: 22.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 1.1 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Witch Rocks: 23.7 mi
- Industrial Arch: 6.0 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 18.6 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 24.1 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 21.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Mount Wire. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SSE 162° | 3,453.4 m | 12.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SSE 162° | 3,452.8 m | 12.9 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SSE 158° | 3,385.4 m | 13.2 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 146° | 3,170.8 m | 12.1 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 139° | 3,115 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SSE 147° | 3,108 m | 9.2 mi |
| Desolation Peak | SE 126° | 3,045 m | 13.2 mi |
| Wilson Peak | SE 135° | 3,033 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City E Bench, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10029781008
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 5 mi
- Wasatch Range · 10 mi
- Sandy · 14 mi
- Park City · 17 mi
- Draper · 18 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 23 mi
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