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Floy

Floy from directly overhead

Floy is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,414 m. Wagon Road Ridge stands 2,897 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Trough Spring, a spring 4.6 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway runs past it. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost own in Grand County, Utah, United States

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Coordinates38.92442, -109.93596

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks: 45
  • Crescent Butte: 9.3 mi
  • Red Point: 10.1 mi
  • Book Point: 10.3 mi
  • Dellenbaugh Butte: 11.7 mi
  • Ten Mile Point: 12.0 mi
Springs: 19
  • Trough Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Mud Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Levi Well: 10.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Cow Spring: 12.0 mi
Natural arches: 12
  • Tenmile Point Arch: 17.3 mi
  • Double O Arch: 19.0 mi
  • Private Arch: 19.2 mi
  • Hey Joe Arch: 19.5 mi
  • Navajo Arch: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sego Rock Art Cliff: 13.7 mi
  • Klondike Bluffs: 16.2 mi
  • Tower Arch: 16.3 mi
  • Parallel Arch: 16.4 mi
  • Marching Man: 16.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • White Wash Sand Dunes OHV Area: 10.2 mi
  • Pearl Baker Park: 13.0 mi
  • O.K. Anderson Park: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 3
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Crescent Junction Rest Area: 5.9 mi
  • Thompson Welcome Center: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Swasey's Beach: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Devils Garden Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wagon Road RidgeNNE 23°2,897 m22.4 mi
Pioche PointNNE 25°2,894.381 m20.4 mi
Roan PeaksNNE 24°2,873 m20.3 mi
Wilcox PointNNE 23°2,858 m24.7 mi
Nash PointNE 41°2,801.112 m24.5 mi
Cottonwood PointNE 49°2,532 m23.8 mi
Book PointENE 60°2,080 m10.3 mi
Middle MountainNW 310°2,080 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5520:0920:49
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3616:2017:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283646536374817868544028
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.60.30.50.60.90.80.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moab Canyonland AP, 15 mi away.

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