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#6 - Watercrest

#6 - Watercrest from directly overhead

#6 - Watercrest is a picnic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,476 m. Gobblers Knob stands 3,115 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is #5 - Elbow Turn, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.3 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
Coordinates40.80151, -111.87174
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Peaks
  • Ensign Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 1.7 mi
  • Dude Benchmark: 2.7 mi
  • Cave Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Black Mountain (West Summit): 3.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Ensign Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Gold star hill: 1.7 mi
  • Capt James R. Austin Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Fur Trappers and Traders: 1.7 mi
  • Edward H. Harriman Memorial: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Kay Rees Natural Area: 1.1 mi
  • Kay Rees Park: 1.1 mi
  • Ensign Peak Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Ensign Downs Park: 1.2 mi
  • 11th Avenue Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • Dog statue: 1.7 mi
  • Martha Hughes Cannon: 1.8 mi
  • Brigadier General Thomas L. Kane: 1.8 mi
  • Marriner S. Eccles: 1.8 mi
  • Daniel Cowan Jackling: 1.8 mi
Attractions
Museums: 57
Gardens: 55
Springs: 48
  • Baskin Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Indian Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Enoch Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Wagner Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hidden Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 14.2 mi
  • Donut Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Industrial Arch: 1.7 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 21.0 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of #6 - Watercrest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobSE 132°3,115 m13.4 mi
Mount RaymondSE 138°3,108 m13.3 mi
Wilson PeakSE 130°3,033 m13.7 mi
Wildcat RidgeSE 145°2,981 m12.1 mi
South Thayne PeakSE 140°2,980 m12.2 mi
Mount Olympus EastSSE 147°2,979 m12.1 mi
Little Water PeakSE 125°2,930 m15.6 mi
Murdock PeakESE 118°2,922 m15.8 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 solstice07:4916:2017:04

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11529045146

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