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Scout Falls

Scout Falls, a waterfall in Utah
Scout Falls, a waterfall in UtahAn Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0
Scout Falls, a waterfall in Utah
An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0
Scout Falls, a waterfall in Utah
An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0
Scout Falls, a waterfall in Utah
An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0
Scout Falls, a waterfall in Utah
An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0
Scout Falls, a waterfall in Utah
An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Scout Falls is a waterfall in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,528 m. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the south, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Forgotten Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

About

The story

waterfall in Utah County, Utah, United States

Wikidata Q107735882, matched on coordinates and name (35 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.41713, -111.63951

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Forgotten Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Roberts Horn: 1.2 mi
  • Bomber Peak: 1.3 mi
  • North Timpanogos: 1.5 mi
  • The Shoulder: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • Grey Cliffs Day Use Area: 2.9 mi
  • Warnick Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Mile Rock Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Falls Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
Parks
  • Kiwanis Park: 4.9 mi
  • Hill Park: 5.3 mi
  • Valley Vista Trailhead: 5.3 mi
  • Timpanogos Cove Park: 5.5 mi
  • Pine Hollow Park: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Provo Canyon Guard Quarters: 5.5 mi
  • First Indian Battle Marker: 6.7 mi
  • Hatfieldadelphia Castle: 7.0 mi
  • Fort Mountainville: 7.7 mi
  • Site of Two Alpine Churches: 7.7 mi
Artworks
  • Three Little Boys & Play: 7.8 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 8.1 mi
  • Stonehenge: 9.0 mi
  • Roots of Knowledge: 10.3 mi
  • Circuitboard Floor - CS Building: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Timp Falls View Point: 1.3 mi
  • The Devil's Eye: 5.0 mi
  • Rock Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Classic Fun Center: 9.0 mi
  • Lehi Outdoor Pool: 10.9 mi
Springs: 46
  • Horse Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Mud Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Grove Creek Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Mill Canyon Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Curly Springs: 5.0 mi
Museums: 34
  • Pioneer Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Historic Pioneer Relic Hall: 7.7 mi
  • Alpine Art Center: 7.7 mi
  • American Fork DUP Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Orem Heritage Museum: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 32
  • Carlisle Gardens and Corn Maze: 7.1 mi
  • The Faerie Garden: 7.8 mi
  • LiVe Well Garden North: 8.7 mi
  • LiVe Well Garden South: 8.7 mi
  • Aston Community Garden: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Stewart Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Battle Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Grove Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Lost Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Vineyard Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Vineyard Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Lincoln Beach: 20.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Storm Window Arch: 10.8 mi
  • Rock Arch: 16.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 14.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Scout Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TimpanogosS 191°3,581 m1.9 mi
South TimpanogosS 176°3,572.9 m2.3 mi
Twin Peaks (west)N 354°3,501.8 m9.4 mi
North TimpanogosW 268°3,487.2 m1.5 mi
Twin Peaks (east)N 356°3,484.8 m9.3 mi
Geek PeakN 356°3,471 m8.9 mi
Bomber PeakSW 227°3,458.6 m1.3 mi
The PfeifferhornNNW 337°3,453 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5720:2021:01
September equinox07:1518:4919:25
December solstice07:4716:2017:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252734415161696857443325

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sundance, 4 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs14.914.518.449.915718789.639.325.722.019.116.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge American FK AB Upper Powerplant NR American Fk, UT, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5768662007

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