Editing Draper, Utah (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Corner Canyon2.jpg|thumb|left|Corner Canyon, Draper]]
Draper City is nestled in the far southeast corner of the Salt Lake Valley, with the [[Wasatch Range|Wasatch Mountain Range]] on the east and the [[Traverse Mountains|Traverse Ridge Mountain]] on the south. At the Point of the Mountain, Draper is known for being one of the most popular and best wind areas in the country for hang gliding and paragliding.

Draper lies roughly midway between [[Salt Lake City]] and [[Provo, Utah|Provo]]. Draper is bordered by [[Riverton, Utah|Riverton]] and [[Bluffdale, Utah|Bluffdale]] to the west, [[South Jordan, Utah|South Jordan]] to the northwest, [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]] to the north, [[Alpine, Utah|Alpine]] to the southeast, [[Highland, Utah|Highland]] to the south, and [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]] to the southwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|78.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|77.9|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.05%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Draper city, Utah |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 7, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
[[File:Jordan River Parkway, Draper, Utah.jpg|thumb|right|Jordan River Parkway, Draper]]
Draper's climate is roughly identical to other Salt Lake City suburbs. However, due to being further away from the Great Salt Lake, varied elevation, and from the downtown [[urban heat island]] effect, Draper experiences a slightly drier winter and more extremes in temperatures.

The average temperatures in winter and summer, respectively, are 30&nbsp;°F to 50&nbsp;°F, and 80&nbsp;°F to 100&nbsp;°F. Springs are usually mild and wet, while fall can sometimes become an [[Indian summer]] with drier weather. Monsoonal moisture from the south usually brings afternoon thunderstorms in July and August. Draper falls on the border of the humid continental/subtropical climatic zones and is technically a cool/warm semi-arid desert environment, but with summer monsoonal moisture. Snow usually falls regularly from November through March.