Ghost town · Utah
Dragon
Dragon is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,759 m. Scare Mountain stands 2,704 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is White Face Butte, a peak 2.8 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 15 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
ghost town in Uintah County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1888
How to reach it
Coordinates39.78580, -109.07300
- 15.1 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 33.6 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
37 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 22
- White Face Butte: 2.8 mi
- Park Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Thimble Rock: 6.6 mi
- Rabbit Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Gilsonite Hills: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Displacement Point: 3.8 mi
- Dynamite Point: 11.9 mi
- Smith Point: 12.1 mi
- Saddle Horse Point: 18.4 mi
- Black Horse Point: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 3
- Waving Hands: 18.1 mi
- The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 19.1 mi
- White Birds: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rainbow: 7.2 mi
Parks: 1
- Big Park: 9.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dragon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scare Mountain | ESE 113° | 2,704 m | 19.7 mi |
| Oil Spring Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,613 m | 11.5 mi |
| Brushy Point | ESE 102° | 2,590 m | 18.5 mi |
| Texas Mountain | E 93° | 2,577 m | 11.7 mi |
| Twin Buttes | ESE 120° | 2,560 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 144° | 2,540 m | 20.9 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,323 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tom Patterson Point | SSW 205° | 2,259 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
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 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangely 1E, 26 mi away.
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