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Cisco

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Cisco is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,331 m. Nash Point stands 2,801 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cane Spring, a spring 5.8 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

ghost town in Grand County, Utah, United States

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Coordinates38.97000, -109.32056

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Around it

123 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 50
  • Dewey Cave Home: 10.6 mi
  • Red Gap: 13.0 mi
  • Covert Arch: 16.4 mi
  • Totem Pole: 18.3 mi
  • Wolfe Ranch: 19.4 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Cisco Mesa: 5.9 mi
  • Windy Mesa: 6.0 mi
  • Bread Knolls: 7.7 mi
  • Tepee Point: 10.3 mi
  • Corral Point: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Twisted Doughnut Arch: 18.4 mi
  • The Black Wall: 20.0 mi
  • Convent: 20.1 mi
  • Sego Rock Art Cliff: 21.2 mi
  • Klondike Bluffs: 23.0 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Pine Tree Arch: 19.6 mi
  • Tunnel Arch: 19.6 mi
  • Private Arch: 19.7 mi
  • Former Wall Arch: 19.7 mi
  • Partition Arch: 19.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Cane Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Cisco Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Cowskin Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Stinking Spring: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Devils Garden Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • McDonald Creek: 20.2 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Dewey Suspension Bridge: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Thompson Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • "Slytherin Falls": 21.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • Moose Park: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cisco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nash PointNW 312°2,801.112 m22.9 mi
Cottonwood PointNW 310°2,532 m19.6 mi
Haystack PeaksESE 115°2,529 m18.8 mi
Polar PointSSE 156°2,466 m23.6 mi
Fisher PointS 173°2,260 m20.7 mi
Beaver PointSE 141°2,190 m24.5 mi
Book PointW 275°2,080 m24.2 mi
Onion PointS 176°2,070 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3316:1716:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293848556474807869544131

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dewey, 11 mi away.

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