Connellsville
Connellsville is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,615 m. South Tent Mountain stands 3,434 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 1.0 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
ghost town in Emery County, Utah
What the record says
- Founded
- 1874
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 19.5 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 19.1 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
Overlooks nearby
131 named places within 25 miles
- Monument Peak: 2.4 mi
- Candland Mountain: 3.5 mi
- The Elbow: 5.5 mi
- Towhead: 5.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
- Iven R. Cox Lions Park: 11.6 mi
- Hilltop Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Mt Pleasant City Park: 13.8 mi
- Spring City Park: 17.4 mi
- Winter Quarters: 7.5 mi
- Consumers: 10.3 mi
- National: 10.3 mi
- Coal City: 11.5 mi
- Wattis: 12.3 mi
- Mill Canyon Spring: 5.0 mi
- Gordan Falls: 13.5 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
- Pine Spring: 24.0 mi
- Pine Spring: 24.0 mi
- Steam Engine Boiler: 4.6 mi
- Settlement of Fairview: 11.7 mi
- Spring CIty Spring: 17.4 mi
- Historic Marker: 19.5 mi
- Given Family Massacre: 20.4 mi
- The Steeps: 8.0 mi
- Bull Point: 13.5 mi
- Pleasant Valley Point: 15.5 mi
- Red Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Clay Bank: 19.8 mi
- Fairview Museum of History and Art: 11.6 mi
- Western Mining and Railroad Museum: 19.9 mi
- The Helper Museum: 20.0 mi
- Bryner Pioneer Museum: 21.9 mi
- Prehistoric Museum: 22.0 mi
- Mammoth Discovery Site: 2.9 mi
- Historic CONOCO Station: 20.0 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 22.0 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 23.2 mi
- Jesus Christ: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Connellsville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Tent Mountain | SSW 205° | 3,434 m | 17.0 mi |
| North Tent Mountain | SSW 209° | 3,414 m | 16.7 mi |
| Lowry Top | SSW 202° | 3,396 m | 14.0 mi |
| Little Mountain | SSW 202° | 3,332 m | 16.8 mi |
| East Mountain | S 179° | 3,272 m | 9.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | E 92° | 3,176 m | 2.4 mi |
| Candland Mountain | S 170° | 3,153 m | 3.5 mi |
| Seeley Mountain | S 178° | 3,145 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:22 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Electric Lake, 1 mi away.
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