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Alva Alexander

Alva Alexander from directly overhead

Alva Alexander is a picnic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,778 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the south, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Amy Smith, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

Group site. Available by reservation or first-come. Site has multiple picnic tables and a fire ring.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.69814, -111.73104

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Amy Smith: 0.0 mi
  • Sara Skidmore: 0.1 mi
  • Church Fork: 0.6 mi
  • Archibald Gardner Group Site: 0.7 mi
  • Charles Stillman Group Site: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Church Fork Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Thayne Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Grandeur Peak: 1.6 mi
  • South Thayne Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Aire: 2.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Fortuna Park: 4.0 mi
  • Olympus Hills Park: 4.0 mi
  • Canyon Rim Park: 4.1 mi
  • Parley's Way Park: 4.3 mi
  • Tanner Park: 4.6 mi
Attractions
  • Jack's Mailbox: 4.4 mi
  • Ostrich: 5.6 mi
  • Globe Fountian: 5.6 mi
  • Zebra: 5.6 mi
  • Warthog: 5.7 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Meercat and Wharthog: 5.7 mi
  • Marble Seal: 5.8 mi
  • Otter: 5.8 mi
  • Cheshire cat: 6.4 mi
  • Sego Lily Plaza: 6.7 mi
Springs: 46
  • Neffs Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Neffs Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Baker Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Mount Olympus Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Hidden Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 4.5 mi
  • Donut Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Lisa Falls: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 12
  • H-Rock Open Space: 4.8 mi
  • Fife Wetland Preserve: 10.6 mi
  • Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.0 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 13.1 mi
  • South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Industrial Arch: 11.7 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Alva Alexander. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)S 176°3,453.4 m7.2 mi
Twin Peaks (West)S 177°3,452.8 m7.2 mi
Sunrise PeakS 172°3,436.6 m7.5 mi
Monte CristoSSE 157°3,393 m8.0 mi
Dromedary PeakS 170°3,385.4 m7.4 mi
Mount SuperiorSSE 155°3,364 m8.1 mi
North FlagstaffSE 145°3,219 m7.9 mi
Flagstaff MountainSSE 146°3,214 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5720:2121:02
September equinox07:1518:5019:26
December solstice07:4816:2017:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485765737263514031
Precip in2.52.02.63.33.11.60.80.81.82.32.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Dell DAM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1158047008

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