Red Butte

Red Butte is a mountain in Salt Lake, Utah and has an elevation of 6,598 feet. Red Butte is situated nearby to the locality Fraternity Park, as well as near Federal Heights.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Wire and Natural History Museum of Utah.

Mount Wire

Scenic viewpoint

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Mount Wire is a mountain located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah with an elevation of 7,146 feet. The mountain is named after Lester Wire, an American policeman of Salt Lake City, Utah, who in 1912 developed the first red-green electric traffic light.

Natural History Museum of Utah

Museum

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The Natural History Museum of Utah is a museum located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The museum shows exhibits of natural history subjects, with an emphasis on Utah and the Intermountain West.

Mount Van Cott

Scenic viewpoint

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Mount Van Cott is a mountain located in the Wasatch Mountain Range immediately east of the University of Utah with an elevation of 6,351 feet. The mountain is a common spot for hikers as well as mountain bikers and has many access trails.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Federal Heights and Yalecrest.

Federal Heights

Locality

Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. Federal Heights is situated 2 miles west of Red Butte.

Yalecrest

Neighborhood

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Yalecrest is a residential neighborhood located on the East Bench of Salt Lake City. It runs south from Sunnyside Avenue to 1300 South and east from 1300 East to 1900 East. Yalecrest is situated 3 miles southwest of Red Butte.

The Avenues

Neighborhood

The Avenues is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah, located northeast of downtown on the lower slopes of the Wasatch Mountains. Its street layout consists largely of numbered east–west avenues and lettered north–south streets. The Avenues is situated 3½ miles west of Red Butte.

Red Butte

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 6,598 feet
Description: mountain in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Salt Lake, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.77439° or 40° 46′ 28″ north

Longitude

-111.80493° or 111° 48′ 18″ west

Elevation

6,598 feet (2,011 metres)

Open location code

85GCQ5FW+Q2

GeoNames ID

5780209

Wikidata ID

Q49067119

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Red Butte” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Red Butte (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Utah, Salt Lake County)”
Cebuano: “Red Butte”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Red Butte Reservoir and Red Butte Dam.

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