Coal City
Coal City is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,174 m. Lowry Top stands 3,396 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area, a park 2.0 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 7.3 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
human settlement in Carbon County, Utah, United States of America
What the record says
- Founded
- 1885
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 8.2 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 8.2 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
Overlooks nearby
97 named places within 25 miles
- The Elbow: 6.1 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 8.4 mi
- Monument Peak: 9.3 mi
- Star Point: 9.7 mi
- Gentry Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Price Canyon Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Spring Glen Park: 8.7 mi
- Historic Helper Main Street Park: 8.7 mi
- City Park: 9.0 mi
- Bull Point: 2.1 mi
- The Steeps: 10.1 mi
- Pleasant Valley Point: 13.0 mi
- Roan Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Red Cliff: 24.7 mi
- Western Mining and Railroad Museum: 8.6 mi
- The Helper Museum: 8.6 mi
- Bryner Pioneer Museum: 12.0 mi
- Prehistoric Museum: 12.0 mi
- Fairview Museum of History and Art: 22.6 mi
- Historic CONOCO Station: 8.6 mi
- Mammoth Discovery Site: 14.1 mi
- Nine Mile Canyon Kiosk: 19.4 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 21.2 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 22.3 mi
- Steam Engine Boiler: 8.6 mi
- Soldier Summit Historical Marker: 18.4 mi
- Settlement of Fairview: 22.7 mi
- Gordan Falls: 4.2 mi
- Mill Canyon Spring: 8.6 mi
- Jesus Christ: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coal City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Top | SW 224° | 3,396 m | 23.2 mi |
| East Mountain | SW 219° | 3,272 m | 17.0 mi |
| Monument Peak | WSW 247° | 3,176 m | 9.3 mi |
| Candland Mountain | SW 236° | 3,153 m | 12.5 mi |
| Seeley Mountain | SW 224° | 3,145 m | 15.4 mi |
| Towhead | WSW 249° | 3,129 m | 17.1 mi |
| Knob Mountain | SW 233° | 3,092 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gentry Mountain | SSW 206° | 3,082 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
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 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scofield-skyline Mine, 10 mi away.
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