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Desert Lake

Desert Lake from directly overhead

Desert Lake is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,700 m. East Mountain stands 3,272 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Lake Waterfowl Management Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

ghost town in Emery Count, Utah, United States

The record

What the record says

Founded
1885
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.37333, -110.78250

Overlooks nearby

Around it

111 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
  • Big Hill: 4.8 mi
  • The Peaks: 4.8 mi
  • The Rocks: 5.3 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 6.1 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 6.2 mi
Parks: 25
  • Desert Lake Waterfowl Management Area: 0.5 mi
  • Cleveland Park: 4.3 mi
  • Wellington Park And Playground: 11.9 mi
  • Rose Park: 15.1 mi
  • South Park: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Springs: 12
  • Clay Seep: 6.7 mi
  • Staker Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Mud Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Bob Hill Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Joe Jensen Spring: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 7
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Horse Canyon Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus Christ: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East MountainWNW 287°3,272 m24.2 mi
Seeley MountainWNW 292°3,145 m24.9 mi
Gentry MountainWNW 301°3,082 m20.2 mi
Trail MountainW 273°3,076 m24.2 mi
Star PointNW 306°2,926 m18.5 mi
North Horn MountainWSW 245°2,783 m24.7 mi
Mahogany PointWSW 250°2,592 m22.5 mi
Cedar MountainSSE 148°2,335 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice05:5720:1420:54
September equinox07:1218:4619:22
December solstice07:4016:2117:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222940475665716961483323
Precip in0.70.60.60.60.90.60.61.01.21.10.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wellington 3 E, 11 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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