Ghost town · Utah
Blacks Fork
Blacks Fork is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,695 m. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Organization Camp Recreation Site, a park 2.3 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
ghost town in Summit County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1870
How to reach it
Coordinates40.97140, -110.58700
- 13.0 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 14.6 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 17.0 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Ice Caves · 24 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 25 mi
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Thunderbolt Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Elizabeth Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Table Top: 8.9 mi
- Deadman Mountain: 10.9 mi
Parks: 9
- Organization Camp Recreation Site: 2.3 mi
- Suicide Park: 5.7 mi
- Cowboy Cabin Park: 5.9 mi
- Steel Creek Park: 5.9 mi
- Jacks Park: 6.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Seventeen Spring: 12.6 mi
- Eight Spring: 13.4 mi
- Barrel Springs: 17.5 mi
- Pigeon Milk Spring: 22.2 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Bear River City: 18.8 mi
- Kletting Peak Historical Maker: 21.3 mi
- Abandoned Snowmachine: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Piedmont: 17.2 mi
- Bear River City: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Rocky Point: 15.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Museum: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Blacks Fork. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | SE 140° | 4,123.3 m | 17.5 mi |
| South Kings Peak | SE 142° | 4,116 m | 17.9 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | SE 128° | 4,095 m | 16.4 mi |
| Painter Peak | SE 142° | 4,080 m | 19.2 mi |
| Second Gemini | SE 143° | 4,056 m | 18.8 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | SE 133° | 4,043 m | 16.9 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | SE 141° | 4,036 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Lovenia | S 184° | 4,020 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN View, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Lyman · 29 mi
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