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Walmart Parking Lot

Walmart Parking Lot from directly overhead

Walmart Parking Lot is a rest area in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,415 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Jesse Taylor Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

Walmart, Payson, Utah parking lot. RVs allowed to park overnight for up to 48 hours.

What to expect

Operated by
Walmart
Access
Permitted
Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.02913, -111.75575

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Mollies Nipple: 2.5 mi
  • Tithing Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Goshen Hill: 3.6 mi
  • West Mountain: 4.3 mi
Parks: 59
  • Jesse Taylor Park: 0.6 mi
  • McMullin Park: 0.8 mi
  • L and J RV Park: 0.8 mi
  • Temple view Park: 0.9 mi
  • Dry Mountain Park: 1.1 mi
Springs
  • Holladay Springs: 1.6 mi
  • Apple Tree Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Warm Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Big Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Rock Springs: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 33
  • Chief Peteetneet: 1.9 mi
  • SALEM letters: 4.1 mi
  • Boots on Poles: 5.9 mi
  • Leuven Bike Provo Mural: 14.9 mi
  • World Map: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
Picnic sites: 19
  • The Delta: 5.1 mi
  • Site 9: 5.7 mi
  • Site 10: 5.8 mi
  • B1: 13.3 mi
  • A4: 13.4 mi
Museums: 18
Waterfalls: 13
  • Grotto Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Double Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Ford Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Dryfall: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Spanish Fork Cross: 9.0 mi
  • Splash Summit Water Park: 15.6 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 16.1 mi
  • Fat Cats: 16.1 mi
  • The "Y": 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Black Point: 14.5 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 16.0 mi
  • Hinterlands Climbing Area: 18.3 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Red Cliff: 23.1 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • Rock Arch: 13.7 mi
  • Magnus Arch: 18.1 mi
  • Diamond Arch: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lincoln Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Vineyard Beach: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Walmart Parking Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboS3,636 m14.3 mi
South Nebo PeakS3,620 m15.1 mi
Middle Nebo PeakS3,604 m14.8 mi
North PeakS3,406 m13.2 mi
Provo PeakNE3,355 m18.2 mi
Bald MountainS3,317 m10.5 mi
Santaquin PeakESE3,248 m7.7 mi
Loafer MountainESE3,216 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice05:5920:1921:00
September equinox07:1518:5019:26
December solstice07:4616:2217:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342485767767565513929
Precip in1.81.61.92.21.90.90.70.81.21.81.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santaquin Chlorinator, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11236993090

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