Ghost town · Utah
Benmore
Benmore is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,819 m. Black Crook Peak stands 2,802 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Skin Knolls, a peak 3.2 miles away.
ghost town in Utah, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.01250, -112.42167
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Red Skin Knolls: 3.2 mi
- Lion Hill: 4.3 mi
- Dutch Peak: 5.1 mi
- Sabie Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Black Peak: 5.6 mi
Springs
- Lion Hill Spring: 4.4 mi
- Chokecherry Spring: 4.8 mi
- owell Spring: 6.4 mi
- Devil Creek Spring: 9.2 mi
- Herrington Spring: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Scranton: 12.0 mi
- Knight: 12.9 mi
- Ajax: 14.8 mi
- Mammoth: 16.8 mi
- Silver City: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Historical Marker Faust Pony Express Station: 11.2 mi
- Chief Lime Plant: 18.1 mi
- Camp Floyd Historic Monument: 24.3 mi
Parks: 2
- Little Sahara National Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
- Camp Floyd State Park: 24.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Tintic Mining Museum: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Jericho Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Paul Bunyan's Woodpile: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Benmore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Crook Peak | WSW 253° | 2,802 m | 6.6 mi |
| Stookey Benchmark | NNW 338° | 2,749 m | 17.5 mi |
| Dutch Peak | SW 218° | 2,726 m | 5.1 mi |
| Black Peak | SW 217° | 2,711 m | 5.6 mi |
| Red Pine Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,571 m | 8.7 mi |
| Indian Peaks | W 268° | 2,556 m | 16.0 mi |
| Boulter Peak | E 93° | 2,530 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tintic Mountain | SE 125° | 2,495 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:25 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vernon, 6 mi away.
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