Ghost town · Utah
Eagle City
Eagle City is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,376 m. Mount Ellen stands 3,512 m to the northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Bicentennial Highway passes 7.0 miles off.
ghost town in Garfield County, Utah
What the record says
- Founded
- 1890
How to reach it
Coordinates38.07000, -110.74667
- 7.0 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 20.6 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hite Overlook · 23 mi
- Overlook Colorado River · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bartons Peak: 1.4 mi
- Kimble And Turner Peak: 2.4 mi
- The Block: 3.0 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Durfey Butte: 4.2 mi
Springs: 49
- Mud Spring: 0.6 mi
- Copper Basin Spring: 1.5 mi
- Lecleed Spring: 2.1 mi
- Twin Seeps: 4.9 mi
- Box Spring: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 24
- Little Egypt Geologic Site: 6.4 mi
- Sheets Gulch Arch: 19.7 mi
- Wolverton Mill: 20.6 mi
- Saddle Arch: 20.7 mi
- Dome Arch: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Black Jump: 15.8 mi
- South Caineville Mesa: 21.1 mi
- Skyline Rim: 21.4 mi
- Circle Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- Caineville Reef: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Giles: 21.4 mi
- Hite Crossing: 24.0 mi
- Hite: 24.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Arscenic Arch: 11.6 mi
- Upper Muley Twist Arch: 20.7 mi
Museums: 1
- Carl's Critter Garden: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Old bunker: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Scenic Drive Stop 11: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Eagle City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | NW 306° | 3,512 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Ellen Peak | NW 314° | 3,495 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Pennell | SSW 197° | 3,471 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kimble And Turner Peak | WSW 255° | 3,388 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Hillers | SSE 168° | 3,259 m | 12.9 mi |
| Dry Lakes Peak | NW 322° | 3,182 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bartons Peak | W 264° | 3,034 m | 1.4 mi |
| Corral Point | WNW 288° | 3,002 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 77 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanksville, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 25 mi
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