Veterans Monument

Veterans Monument: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Veterans Monument

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Veterans Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.53010, -112.29913. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Veterans Monument

• Jehovahs Witnesses Tooele Congregation · church · Tooele · ~1 km · Must-see
• Deseret Peak Utah Temple · church · Tooele · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kelsey Peak · viewpoint · Tooele · ~14 km · Must-see
• Nelson Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bates Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rush Lake · lake · Tooele · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lowe Peak · viewpoint · Utah · ~18 km · Must-see
• Adobe Rock · viewpoint · Tooele · ~18 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth Peak · viewpoint · Tooele · ~21 km · Must-see
• Knee Weakener · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Tooele · ~25 km · Must-see
• Butterfield Park · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Rock · viewpoint · Tooele · ~28 km · Must-see
• Harkers Canyon · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• West Jordan Skate Park · park · Salt Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple · church · Salt Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kennecott Tailings Pond Number Two · lake · Salt Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Deseret Peak · viewpoint · Tooele · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Veterans Monument

Other forts & heritage near Veterans Monument

• American Peace Garden Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sugar House Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~54 km · Must-see
• Deseret Building · fort · Salt Lake · ~54 km · Must-see
• Seagull Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mormon Battalion · fort · Salt Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Douglas (historic) · fort · Salt Lake · ~59 km · Must-see
• Henry & Elizabeth Parker Chipman House · fort · Utah · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Utah · fort · Utah · ~76 km · Must-see
• Utah State Hospital Museum · fort · Utah · ~81 km · Must-see
• Ben Harrison Mine · fort · Tooele · ~9 km

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