Ghost town · Utah
Castleton
Castleton is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,802 m. Mount Peale stands 3,877 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
ghost town in Grand County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1880
How to reach it
Coordinates38.60333, -109.31778
- 7.8 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Castle Valley Overlook · 9 mi
- Dry Mesa Overlook · 10 mi
- Colorado River Overlook · 11 mi
- Icebox Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Grand View: 4.1 mi
- Castleton Tower: 4.3 mi
- Rectory: 4.7 mi
- Nuns: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- The Snotch: 2.7 mi
- Valley Of The Gnomes: 3.4 mi
- Elvis Hammer (Olympic Torch): 3.7 mi
- Balanced Rock Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Porcupine Rim: 2.6 mi
- Convent: 6.7 mi
- North Dakota Crag: 9.4 mi
- The Theater: 10.6 mi
- Twisted Doughnut Arch: 13.9 mi
Springs: 15
- Mason Spring: 4.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.3 mi
- Stinking Spring: 7.0 mi
- Tukuhnikivatz Spring: 10.7 mi
- Cowskin Spring: 12.1 mi
Natural arches: 11
- Window Arch: 14.3 mi
- Sand Dune Arch: 18.0 mi
- Tunnel Arch: 19.6 mi
- Trigon Arch: 19.7 mi
- Pine Tree Arch: 19.8 mi
Parks: 10
- Moose Park: 9.3 mi
- Old City Park: 10.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 12.2 mi
- Center Street Ballparks: 12.5 mi
- Robin Groff Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 5
- Utah Burr: 12.7 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 12.7 mi
- Moab Mural: 12.7 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 12.8 mi
- Animal sculptures: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- "Slytherin Falls": 3.8 mi
- Faux Falls: 9.8 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 10.3 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Devils Garden Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Museums: 3
- Moab Museum: 12.6 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 20.5 mi
- Moab Giants: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Farmstead History: 13.3 mi
- Dewey Suspension Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Miners Basin: 4.8 mi
- Dewey: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Castleton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Peale | SSE 157° | 3,877 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Mellenthin | SSE 155° | 3,852 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Tukuhnikivatz | SSE 165° | 3,810 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Waas | SE 132° | 3,751 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Laurel | SSE 157° | 3,740 m | 11.1 mi |
| Manns Peak | SE 140° | 3,729 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | SE 139° | 3,719 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Tomasaki | SE 139° | 3,711 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 75 | 82 | 79 | 70 | 55 | 41 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Valley 1SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Arches National Park · 17 mi
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