Ghost town · Utah
Black Rock
Black Rock is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,487 m. Frisco Peak stands 2,932 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock Knoll, a peak 3.9 miles away. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
ghost town in Millard County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1876
How to reach it
Coordinates38.70833, -112.95833
56 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 41
- Red Rock Knoll: 3.9 mi
- Red Hills: 6.4 mi
- Headlight Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Antelope Mountain: 10.2 mi
- South Twin Peak: 10.4 mi
Springs: 9
- Antelope Spring: 6.0 mi
- Cove Spring: 6.6 mi
- Black Spring: 8.0 mi
- Douglas Spring: 14.8 mi
- Smith Spring: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Monument Point: 9.5 mi
- Lava Dam: 22.8 mi
- Fifteenmile Point: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Sulphurdale: 22.7 mi
- Frisco: 23.6 mi
Parks: 1
- Rock Corral Recreation Site: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Peak | SW 234° | 2,932 m | 22.1 mi |
| Granite Peak | SSE 161° | 2,858 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bearskin Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,770 m | 20.0 mi |
| Wildhorse Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,722 m | 20.8 mi |
| Little Bearskin Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,655 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bailey Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,526 m | 18.4 mi |
| Dog Valley Peak | E 100° | 2,501 m | 23.2 mi |
| North Twin Flat Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,493 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black Rock, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
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- Milford · 22 mi
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