Donut Falls
Donut Falls is a waterfall in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,381 m. Twin Peaks (west) stands 3,502 m to the south, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kesler Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Doughnut Falls (also known as Donut Falls) is a waterfall in the Big Cottonwood Canyon near Silver Fork, south of Midvale in Salt Lake County, Utah. Access to Doughnut Falls is from the Mill D Trailhead towards the Jordan Pines picnic area. The waterfall plunges into a pothole that has access under the arch of rock with a view up at the falls falling into the pool.
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Wikidata Q38250807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 2.9 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kesler Peak: 0.8 mi
- Montreal Hill: 1.4 mi
- Peak 9699: 1.5 mi
- Circle All Peak: 1.9 mi
- North Flagstaff: 1.9 mi
- Pinion Day Use Site: 1.0 mi
- GRP8: 1.1 mi
- GRP2: 1.1 mi
- GRP3: 1.2 mi
- GRP7: 1.2 mi
- Chad's Gap: 3.0 mi
- Summit and Canyon Adventure Courses: 7.2 mi
- Airbag Jumps: 7.3 mi
- Alpine Slide: 7.3 mi
- Extreme Tubing: 7.4 mi
- Snowbird Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Day Care childrens park: 6.4 mi
- Ferguson Park: 7.1 mi
- Matt Knoop Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 7.4 mi
- Cabin Ruins: 6.6 mi
- Mining Tramway Base: 6.9 mi
- Mining Tramway Base: 6.9 mi
- The Alf M. Engen and S. "Joe" Quinney Bronzes: 7.4 mi
- Plugging Into The Water: 7.5 mi
- Knoop Polinator Garden: 7.3 mi
- Esther's Garden: 10.3 mi
- Garden of Eatin': 10.8 mi
- Sugar House Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Millcreek Gardens: 12.0 mi
- Coming Home: 7.8 mi
- Park City Scape: 8.1 mi
- Flaco: 8.1 mi
- Chakra Sea: 8.1 mi
- A Sacred Community: 8.2 mi
- The Alf Engen Ski Museum: 7.4 mi
- Eccles 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum: 7.4 mi
- Park City Museum: 8.4 mi
- The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers: 9.4 mi
- Wheeler Farm House: 10.9 mi
- Montreal Spring: 1.0 mi
- Spring Water Pipeline Leak: 2.1 mi
- Hellgate Spring: 2.9 mi
- Number 10 Spring: 3.5 mi
- Number 10 Spring: 3.5 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 3.0 mi
- Blackjack Waterfall: 3.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.6 mi
- Gloria Falls: 5.0 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 5.1 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 10.7 mi
- Corner Canyon: 13.2 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 13.9 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 14.2 mi
- South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 14.3 mi
- Forest City: 7.6 mi
- Johnson: 11.2 mi
- Keetley: 12.6 mi
- Jordanelle: 12.9 mi
- Rockport: 16.6 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 11.2 mi
- Ghost Falls: 21.5 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 24.6 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 12.2 mi
- Industrial Arch: 17.8 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 22.5 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 22.6 mi
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Donut Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (west) | S 181° | 3,501.8 m | 5.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks (east) | S 178° | 3,484.8 m | 5.5 mi |
| Geek Peak | S 179° | 3,471 m | 5.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks (East) | SW 234° | 3,453.4 m | 4.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SW 234° | 3,452.8 m | 4.4 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SW 227° | 3,436.6 m | 4.1 mi |
| Red Stack | S 184° | 3,426 m | 5.6 mi |
| Monte Cristo | SSW 198° | 3,393 m | 2.9 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, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 7.6 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 16.9 | 31.9 | 29.3 | 12.3 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 6.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mcleod Creek Near Park City, UT, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3665389065
Day trips start here
- Park City · 8 mi
- Sandy · 11 mi
- Wasatch Range · 11 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 13 mi
- Draper · 14 mi
- Salt Lake City · 15 mi
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