Ghost town · Utah
Diamond
Diamond is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,906 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
ghost town in Juab County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1870
How to reach it
Coordinates39.88167, -112.09750
- 20.2 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mt. Nebo Overlook · 20 mi
- Santaquin Overlook · 21 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Bald Mountain Pass and Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sunrise Peak: 1.1 mi
- Treasure Hill: 1.1 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 1.2 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mammoth Peak: 3.5 mi
Springs
- Big Gough Spring: 2.8 mi
- Big Gough Spring: 2.8 mi
- Jumpoff Spring: 2.9 mi
- Jumpoff Spring: 2.9 mi
- Gold Bond Spring: 3.3 mi
Parks: 42
- Community Park: 11.2 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
- Mona Front Wildlife Management Area: 15.7 mi
- Sunset Trails Park: 15.7 mi
- Theodore Ahlin Park: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Silver City: 2.6 mi
- Mammoth: 3.4 mi
- Knightsville: 5.0 mi
- Dividend: 5.4 mi
- Homansville: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Chief Lime Plant: 6.9 mi
- Elberta: 9.0 mi
- Tintic Standard Reduction Mill: 13.9 mi
- Veteran's memorial: 17.7 mi
- The Pioneer Millstone: 22.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Tintic Mining Museum: 5.2 mi
- Chieftain Museum: 17.6 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 18.3 mi
- Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center: 22.7 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Payson: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Jericho Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Site 10: 22.1 mi
- Site 9: 22.2 mi
- The Delta: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Black Point: 20.2 mi
- Cedar Point: 21.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 22.4 mi
- Red Cliffs: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 20.1 mi
- Grotto Falls: 22.7 mi
- Double Falls: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- Boots on Poles: 20.8 mi
- Chief Peteetneet: 22.7 mi
- SALEM letters: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Paul Bunyan's Woodpile: 8.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Walmart Parking Lot: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lincoln Beach: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Diamond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | ESE 103° | 3,635.6 m | 18.4 mi |
| South Nebo Peak | ESE 106° | 3,620.1 m | 18.2 mi |
| Middle Nebo Peak | ESE 104° | 3,603.9 m | 18.3 mi |
| North Peak | E 99° | 3,405.8 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 91° | 3,317 m | 18.0 mi |
| Dry Mountain | ENE 78° | 3,006.8 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dutch Peak | WNW 284° | 2,726 m | 20.9 mi |
| Boulter Peak | NNW 328° | 2,530 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:24 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Sahara REC Area, 15 mi away.
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