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Emory

Emory from directly overhead

Emory is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,806 m. Moffit Peak stands 3,357 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Norm's Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

ghost town in Summit County, Utah, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates41.04884, -111.30436

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
  • Norm's Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Windy Knoll: 4.6 mi
  • Windy Knoll: 6.2 mi
  • Hopkins: 6.5 mi
  • Red Rock: 9.7 mi
Parks: 21
  • Henefer-Echo Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
  • Construction to Rail Trail: 8.3 mi
  • Summit County Fairgrounds: 10.1 mi
  • Lost Creek Reservoir State Park: 10.4 mi
  • Henefer Pioneer Trails Park: 10.9 mi
Springs: 20
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Rocky Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Willow Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 16.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Highland Day-Use Area: 19.3 mi
  • Down Under: 19.9 mi
  • Crandall Day-Use Area: 20.0 mi
  • Pinery Day-Use Area: 20.3 mi
  • Hawthorne Group Day-Use Area: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Uinta County Museum: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moffit PeakSE 132°3,357 m24.6 mi
Humpy PeakSE 128°3,306 m20.1 mi
Lewis PeakSW 215°2,837 m16.2 mi
Durst MountainWNW 288°2,819 m20.2 mi
Porcupine MountainESE 102°2,801 m10.3 mi
Swallow Rocks PeakWSW 238°2,713 m24.4 mi
Big Piney MountainS 176°2,687 m18.7 mi
Pine ButteNNW 341°2,662 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:38
June solstice05:5420:2021:02
September equinox07:1318:4819:24
December solstice07:4816:1617:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242838455462706860483525
Precip in1.20.91.21.51.91.20.70.81.21.41.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Echo DAM, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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