Chicken Creek
Chicken Creek is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,570 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Juab, a ghost town 2.0 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
ghost town in Juab County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1860
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Kitchen Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Mt. Nebo Overlook · 23 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Bald Mountain Pass and Overlook · 27 mi
120 named places within 25 miles
- Levan Peak: 5.5 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 5.8 mi
- West Hills: 5.8 mi
- Horse Heaven Mountain: 6.8 mi
- South Hills: 7.2 mi
- Deep Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Levan Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Mills Meadows Waterfowl Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Old Mill Park: 12.4 mi
- Yuba Lake State Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 14.1 mi
- Bradley Springs: 15.3 mi
- Maple Spring: 18.8 mi
- Kessler Spring: 18.9 mi
- Riley Springs: 19.0 mi
- Cedar Point: 9.2 mi
- Red Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Enoch Point: 19.2 mi
- Devils Twist: 21.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 21.9 mi
- Pioneer charcoal burning pits: 17.9 mi
- "The Old Fort": 21.3 mi
- Spring CIty Spring: 22.6 mi
- Pointless Monument: 22.8 mi
- DUP Monument: 23.5 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 12.4 mi
- Ephraim Heritage Museum: 21.2 mi
- Granary Arts: 21.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan's Woodpile: 19.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 21.8 mi
- Maple Arch: 11.5 mi
- Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 20.6 mi
- Snow Sculture: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicken Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNE 22° | 3,636 m | 21.2 mi |
| South Nebo Peak | NNE 22° | 3,620 m | 20.3 mi |
| Middle Nebo Peak | NNE 22° | 3,604 m | 20.7 mi |
| North Peak | NNE 23° | 3,406 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,317 m | 24.8 mi |
| Salt Creek Peak | NE 46° | 3,047 m | 12.5 mi |
| Fool Creek Peak | WSW 237° | 2,936 m | 18.7 mi |
| Williams Peak | SW 222° | 2,778 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:19 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:25 | 17:08 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Levan, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Yuba Lake State Park · 19 mi
- Gunnison · 27 mi
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