Picnic site · Utah
Pinion Day Use Site
Pinion Day Use Site is a picnic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,243 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is GRP2, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.64443, -111.64607
- On the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 3.7 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Provo River Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Picnic sites
- GRP2: 0.5 mi
- GRP3: 0.5 mi
- GRP8: 0.5 mi
- GRP4: 0.5 mi
- GRP7: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Tom's Hill: 1.2 mi
- Reynolds Peak: 1.2 mi
- The Cone: 1.5 mi
- Circle All Peak: 1.6 mi
- Kesler Peak: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Chad's Gap: 3.6 mi
- Summit and Canyon Adventure Courses: 6.2 mi
- Airbag Jumps: 6.3 mi
- Alpine Slide: 6.3 mi
- Extreme Tubing: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Snowbird Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Day Care childrens park: 5.5 mi
- Matt Knoop Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 6.7 mi
- Willow Creek Park: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- Knoop Polinator Garden: 6.4 mi
- Esther's Garden: 10.3 mi
- Garden of Eatin': 11.4 mi
- Sugar House Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Millcreek Gardens: 12.1 mi
Historic sites
- The Alf M. Engen and S. "Joe" Quinney Bronzes: 6.4 mi
- Winter Games 1992 1994 1998: 7.2 mi
- Winter Games 1980 1984 1988: 7.2 mi
- Winter Games 1968 1972 1976: 7.2 mi
- Winter Games 1956 1960 1964: 7.2 mi
Artworks
- Coming Home: 7.3 mi
- Park City Scape: 7.5 mi
- Flaco: 7.5 mi
- Chakra Sea: 7.6 mi
- Tornado: 7.6 mi
Museums: 44
- The Alf Engen Ski Museum: 6.4 mi
- Eccles 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum: 6.4 mi
- Park City Museum: 7.9 mi
- The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers: 9.3 mi
- Wheeler Farm House: 11.4 mi
Springs: 43
- Spring Water Pipeline Leak: 1.1 mi
- Montreal Spring: 2.0 mi
- Baker Spring: 3.2 mi
- Hellgate Spring: 3.9 mi
- Number 10 Spring: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Donut Falls: 1.0 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 3.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.1 mi
- Blackjack Waterfall: 4.4 mi
- Gloria Falls: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- H-Rock Open Space: 10.5 mi
- Corner Canyon: 14.2 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 14.5 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 14.9 mi
- South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Forest City: 8.4 mi
- Johnson: 11.6 mi
- Keetley: 12.1 mi
- Jordanelle: 12.6 mi
- Rockport: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 3.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 10.7 mi
- Ghost Falls: 22.4 mi
- The Narrows: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Storm Window Arch: 13.2 mi
- Industrial Arch: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Vineyard Beach: 23.5 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Pinion Day Use Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SW 228° | 3,453.4 m | 5.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SW 229° | 3,452.8 m | 5.4 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SW 223° | 3,436.6 m | 5.0 mi |
| Monte Cristo | SSW 200° | 3,393 m | 3.9 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SW 221° | 3,385.4 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Baldy | S 175° | 3,373.5 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSE 168° | 3,368 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Superior | SSW 197° | 3,364 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alta, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/966549310
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