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#17 - Lodge Pole

#17 - Lodge Pole from directly overhead

#17 - Lodge Pole is a picnic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,611 m. Gobblers Knob stands 3,115 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is #16 - Hidden Springs, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Salt Lake City
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.81335, -111.83601
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Peaks
  • Dude Benchmark: 1.2 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 1.3 mi
  • Black Mountain (West Summit): 2.0 mi
  • Cave Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Ensign Peak: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Parks
  • 11th Avenue Park: 2.5 mi
  • Popperton Park: 2.5 mi
  • Kay Rees Park: 2.7 mi
  • Kay Rees Natural Area: 2.8 mi
  • Lindsey Gardens Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Price Family Holocaust Memorial Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Ensign Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Bennett Vista Trail: 3.3 mi
  • Quarry House: 3.4 mi
  • Gold star hill: 3.5 mi
Artworks
  • Moose: 3.2 mi
  • Deer: 3.2 mi
  • Rainbird: 3.3 mi
  • Cottam's Oaks: 3.3 mi
  • University Of Utah Gymnastics: 3.4 mi
Museums: 55
Gardens: 54
Springs: 42
  • Baskin Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Indian Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Enoch Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Wagner Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Emigration Tunnel Spring: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hidden Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.9 mi
  • Donut Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Lisa Falls: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Industrial Arch: 3.5 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 21.6 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of #17 - Lodge Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobSE 141°3,115 m12.7 mi
Mount RaymondSSE 147°3,108 m12.8 mi
Wilson PeakSE 138°3,033 m12.9 mi
Wildcat RidgeSSE 155°2,981 m11.8 mi
South Thayne PeakSSE 150°2,980 m11.8 mi
Mount Olympus EastSSE 156°2,979 m11.9 mi
Little Water PeakSE 132°2,930 m14.6 mi
Murdock PeakSE 124°2,922 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5720:2221:03
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:4916:2017:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293340465564737263493829
Precip in2.82.52.93.63.01.50.70.71.82.32.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — City Creek WTP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11529045156

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