West Mountain
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West Mountain rises to 2,105 m in Utah. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is West Mountain North Summit, a peak 2.3 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
West Mountain is a mountain in Utah, United States that is located 15.35 miles (25 km) southwest of the city of Provo, and 4.7 miles (8 km) west of the community of Benjamin. It is home to a radio station tower for KTCE, an FM station licensed to Payson and operating on 92.1 MHz. The mountain is also home to various FM radio translators and an observatory used by students from Brigham Young University (BYU). It can be accessed from a main road that starts near Benjamin. A small census designated place east of the mountain is known as West Mountain as well.
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Wikidata Q7986038, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,105 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Santaquin Overlook · 13 mi
- Utah Lake Overlook · 13 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Bald Mountain Pass and Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Mountain North Summit: 2.3 mi
- Goshen Hill: 4.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Mollies Nipple: 6.7 mi
- Warm Springs Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Jesse Taylor Park: 4.9 mi
- L and J RV Park: 4.9 mi
- WIllow Grove Park: 4.9 mi
- McMullin Park: 5.0 mi
- Orchard Cove Park: 5.0 mi
- Holladay Springs: 4.3 mi
- Warm Springs: 6.8 mi
- Apple Tree Spring: 8.9 mi
- Big Springs: 10.5 mi
- Keg Spring: 13.1 mi
- Boots on Poles: 2.9 mi
- Chief Peteetneet: 5.6 mi
- SALEM letters: 7.9 mi
- Leuven Bike Provo Mural: 15.1 mi
- World Map: 15.8 mi
- The Pioneer Millstone: 5.3 mi
- Veteran's memorial: 6.4 mi
- Tintic Standard Reduction Mill: 6.9 mi
- Elberta: 9.8 mi
- Memorial Square: 10.1 mi
- The Delta: 9.2 mi
- Site 10: 9.7 mi
- Site 9: 9.7 mi
- B1: 17.4 mi
- A4: 17.5 mi
- Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center: 5.6 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Payson: 5.6 mi
- Chieftain Museum: 6.1 mi
- Legends Motorcycle Museum: 12.3 mi
- Springville Museum of Art: 13.8 mi
- Ford Falls: 10.8 mi
- Grotto Falls: 10.9 mi
- Double Falls: 12.0 mi
- Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 18.2 mi
- Smith Ditch Falls No.1: 22.2 mi
- Mosida: 8.4 mi
- Dividend: 14.1 mi
- Homansville: 14.6 mi
- Knightsville: 16.0 mi
- Mammoth: 17.9 mi
- North Park Neighborhood Garden: 15.7 mi
- McDonald Building Green Space: 16.2 mi
- Cambridge Courts Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Utah Heritage Garden: 16.5 mi
- University Parkway Bridge Xeriscape Garden: 16.9 mi
- Spanish Fork Cross: 12.5 mi
- Splash Summit Water Park: 16.1 mi
- Fat Cats: 16.2 mi
- The "Y": 17.3 mi
- Classic Fun Center: 17.9 mi
- Black Point: 10.3 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 18.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 19.0 mi
- Ghost Falls: 21.1 mi
- Rock Arch: 15.3 mi
- Magnus Arch: 22.2 mi
- Diamond Arch: 22.6 mi
- Lincoln Beach: 6.2 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 18.3 mi
- Lower Hobble Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Provo River Delta Restoration Project Area: 14.3 mi
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | SSE 167° | 3,636 m | 16.6 mi |
| South Nebo Peak | S 169° | 3,620 m | 17.2 mi |
| Middle Nebo Peak | SSE 168° | 3,604 m | 17.0 mi |
| North Peak | SSE 164° | 3,406 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 163° | 3,317 m | 12.9 mi |
| Santaquin Peak | ESE 114° | 3,248 m | 12.0 mi |
| Loafer Mountain | ESE 115° | 3,216 m | 12.6 mi |
| Spanish Fork Peak | E 82° | 3,092 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:23 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santaquin Chlorinator, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1434101 — West Mountain, Utah County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356674748
Day trips start here
- Provo · 16 mi
- Orem · 18 mi
- American Fork · 23 mi
- Lehi · 23 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 27 mi
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