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#7 - Eagle Rest

#7 - Eagle Rest from directly overhead

#7 - Eagle Rest is a picnic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,501 m. Gobblers Knob stands 3,115 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is #8 - Hidden Grove, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.5 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
Coordinates40.80417, -111.86643
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Parks
  • Kay Rees Park: 1.3 mi
  • Kay Rees Natural Area: 1.3 mi
  • Ensign Peak Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
  • 11th Avenue Park: 1.5 mi
  • Ensign Downs Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Ensign Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 1.5 mi
  • Dude Benchmark: 2.4 mi
  • Cave Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Black Mountain (West Summit): 3.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Ensign Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Gold star hill: 2.0 mi
  • Capt James R. Austin Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Edward H. Harriman Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • 145th Field Artillery Memorial: 2.0 mi
Artworks
  • Dog statue: 2.0 mi
  • Martha Hughes Cannon: 2.1 mi
  • Brigadier General Thomas L. Kane: 2.1 mi
  • Marriner S. Eccles: 2.1 mi
  • Daniel Cowan Jackling: 2.1 mi
Attractions
Museums: 56
Gardens: 54
Springs: 48
  • Baskin Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Indian Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Enoch Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Wagner Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hidden Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 14.2 mi
  • Donut Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Lisa Falls: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Industrial Arch: 1.9 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 21.1 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of #7 - Eagle Rest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobSE 134°3,115 m13.3 mi
Mount RaymondSE 139°3,108 m13.2 mi
Wilson PeakSE 131°3,033 m13.6 mi
Wildcat RidgeSSE 147°2,981 m12.1 mi
South Thayne PeakSE 142°2,980 m12.2 mi
Mount Olympus EastSSE 148°2,979 m12.1 mi
Little Water PeakSE 126°2,930 m15.5 mi
Murdock PeakESE 119°2,922 m15.7 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/11529045147

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