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West Mountain Utah Map

Explore West Mountain, Utah, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of West Mountain, Utah

How to Use This West Mountain, Utah Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Mountain, Utah. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Utah or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to West Mountain.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	West Mountain
State	Utah (UT)
County	Utah County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	40.051816
Longitude	-111.783353
Population	1,250
Density	45.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	84651
Area Code	801
County Seat	Provo
School District	Nebo School District

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About West Mountain, Utah

West Mountain is a locality in Utah County, Utah, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,250. The population density is 45.7 people per km². West Mountain is located at 40.0518°N, 111.7834°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84651.

West Mountain rises from the high desert floor as a rugged, sun-bleached spine of sedimentary rock and scrub brush. It lies 3.2 miles west-northwest of Payson, UT (from Payson, UT: bearing 291°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west-southwest of Spanish Fork. The land here holds a stark, singular clarity, where the light at dusk turns the dusty slopes a bruised, electric violet that seems to vibrate against the cooling air. Below the ridgeline, the terrain descends into the quiet, parched reach of Dry Hollow, while the nearby flow of Spring Creek cuts a thin, erratic ribbon of green through the thirsty earth. To the east, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Wasatch Range loom on the horizon like a distant, silent congregation, framing a landscape that feels both immense and intensely private.

West Mountain retains the weathered character of a place built on the quiet persistence of agriculture and the slow, steady labor of the land. Residents maintain a rhythm defined by the seasons, moving with a patience learned from the thin, dry atmosphere and the long, arid stretches between rains. While the proximity of Tanner Reservoir provides a necessary anchor for the local water table, the area remains defined by the open, unadorned stretches of Hillman Field, where the wind carries the scent of sage and parched soil. Life in West Mountain is measured by these elemental cycles, far removed from the rapid pulse of urban centers, favoring instead the deep, resonant stillness of the high plateau.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hillman Field (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 121° SE
The Pioneer Millstone (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 106° E
Open Space (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 142° SE
Chief Peteetneet (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 100° E
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Payson (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 100° E
Uinta National Forest (National Forest) — 4.0 mi, 139° SE · 878k acres
Santaquin State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 179° S
Woodland Hills Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.7 mi, 117° SE
Loafer Mountain State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 120° SE
Mount Nebo Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.4 mi, 172° S · 27k acres
Daughters of Utah Pioneers No. 83 - Pioneer Cemetery (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 074° E
Goshen's Historic Grist Mill Stone (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 222° SW
Spanish Fork Cross (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 082° E
Alma (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 027° NE
Recreation Center for the Utah State Hospital (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 032° NE
Fat Cats (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 026° NE
Royden G. Derrick Planetarium (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 028° NE
Varsity Theater (Cinema) — 15.4 mi, 028° NE
Manti-La Sal National Forest (National Forest) — 15.5 mi, 120° SE · 1.3M acres
Ragan Theatre (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 013° N
Chief Lime Plant (Historic Ruins) — 16.6 mi, 253° W
SCERA Center for the Arts (Cinema) — 16.8 mi, 017° N
Garden Park (Arts Centre) — 17.5 mi, 014° N
Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 006° N
Mount Timpanogos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.8 mi, 020° N · 11k acres
Provo Canyon Guard Quarters (Historic Ruins) — 21.8 mi, 024° NE
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (National Monument) — 26.8 mi, 008° N · 250 acres
Wasatch Mountain State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 024° NE

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