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Snow Horse Ridge

Snow Horse Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Snow Horse Ridge rises to 2,893 m in Utah. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the north, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Horse, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

About

The story

ridge in Davis County, Utah, United States

Wikidata Q49697281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2893 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.06281, -111.84916
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Thurston Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Memorial monument to local child: 4.6 mi
  • Davis High D: 4.8 mi
  • Salt Lake Temple Builders Monument: 5.8 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica: 5.8 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • East Mountain Wilderness Park: 2.9 mi
  • Nicholls Park: 4.1 mi
  • Hods Hollow Park: 4.3 mi
  • LDS Church Park Area East: 4.4 mi
  • LDS Church Park Area West: 4.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 52
  • Snow Horse: 0.3 mi
  • Carousel: 5.9 mi
  • Wild Mouse: 5.9 mi
  • S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Classic Fun Center: 7.3 mi
Museums: 52
  • Town Hall: 5.8 mi
  • Gun Collection: 5.8 mi
  • Token, Currency & Silver Collection: 5.8 mi
  • Music Hall: 5.9 mi
  • Clock Shop: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 42
Picnic sites: 41
Springs: 36
  • Bear Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Willow Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Wheeler Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Beaches: 7
  • Anderson Cove Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Cemetery Point Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Pelican Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Middle Inlet Beach: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Industrial Arch: 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Snow Horse Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thurston PeakN 355°2,954 m1.3 mi
Mount OgdenN 350°2,917 m9.6 mi
Francis PeakSSE 164°2,904 m2.1 mi
Allen PeakN 349°2,885 m9.9 mi
Grandview PeakSSE 161°2,866 m15.4 mi
De Moisy PeakN 352°2,847 m8.7 mi
Bountiful PeakSSE 167°2,823 m7.0 mi
The NeedlesN 351°2,822 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0319:40
June solstice05:5620:2221:04
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:5016:1917:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283342475866787465513928
Precip in2.72.52.73.13.01.70.81.01.72.32.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weber Basin Pump PLT 3, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8244890644

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