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#5 - Elbow Turn

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Elevation, modelled
1,467 m
Tallest summit within 16.1 miles
Gobblers Knob3,115 m · 13.3 mi
Nearest byway
Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway4.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:03local time
Coordinates
40.7994, -111.8730
#5 - Elbow Turn from directly overhead

#5 - Elbow Turn is a picnic site in Utah, at a modelled 1,467 m. Gobblers Knob stands 3,115 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is #4 - Box Elder, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.

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Salt Lake City
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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of #5 - Elbow Turn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobSE 132°3,115 m13.3 mi
Mount RaymondSE 137°3,108 m13.2 mi
Wilson PeakSE 129°3,033 m13.6 mi
Wildcat RidgeSE 145°2,981 m12.0 mi
South Thayne PeakSE 140°2,980 m12.2 mi
Mount Olympus EastSE 146°2,979 m12.0 mi
Little Water PeakSE 124°2,930 m15.6 mi
Murdock PeakESE 118°2,922 m15.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 48
Waterfalls: 14
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 3
Beaches: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5720:2221:03
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:4916:2017:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947536272817969564434
Precip in1.51.52.02.52.11.10.60.61.31.41.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake Triad CTR, 2 mi away.

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