Ghost town · Utah
Blue Creek
Blue Creek is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,433 m. Gunsight Peak stands 2,493 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Hill, a peak 3.2 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1869
How to reach it
Coordinates41.86222, -112.45694
59 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 24
- Anderson Hill: 3.2 mi
- Franklin Hill: 6.7 mi
- Limekiln Knoll: 8.9 mi
- Lemon Peak: 11.3 mi
- Engineer Mountain: 12.3 mi
Parks: 11
- Landmark Letters Branch: 14.9 mi
- Jeanie Stevens Park: 17.2 mi
- Harris Park: 17.7 mi
- Shuman Park: 18.1 mi
- Midland Square: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Rocket Exhibit: 14.1 mi
- Golden Spike National Historical Park Engine House Public Viewing: 17.4 mi
- Box Elder County Fairgrounds: 17.4 mi
- Golden Spike Locomotive Run: 17.6 mi
- Camp Victory Site: 21.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Golden Spike: 17.6 mi
- Monument to Their Memory: 17.6 mi
- Martin Harris Memorial Burial Site: 22.0 mi
Museums: 3
- Golden Spike National Historic Park Visitor Center: 17.6 mi
- Bear River Valley Museum: 18.2 mi
- Oneida Pioneer Museum: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Point Lookout: 15.6 mi
- Monument Point: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 2
- Walter Ahern Spring: 23.4 mi
- Tom Muir Spring: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Chinese Arch: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
- Stinking Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsight Peak | ENE 76° | 2,493 m | 17.5 mi |
| Clarkston Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,441 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sheep Dip Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,147 m | 17.8 mi |
| Red Knoll | NE 41° | 2,073 m | 23.6 mi |
| Chocolate Peak | ESE 115° | 1,977 m | 21.8 mi |
| Limekiln Knoll | NE 37° | 1,942 m | 8.9 mi |
| Thatcher Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,901 m | 13.4 mi |
| Monument Peak | WSW 251° | 1,825 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:27 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:18 | 17:03 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 60 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thiokol Propulsion F S, 10 mi away.
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