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Forest City

Forest City from directly overhead

Forest City is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,312 m. Twin Peaks (west) stands 3,502 m to the west-northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

ghost town in Utah County, Utah, United States

The record

What the record says

Founded
1871
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.52778, -111.60278

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Miller Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Ant Knolls: 2.3 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Mill Canyon Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Devil's Castle: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Snowbird Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
  • Wasatch Mountain State Park: 5.7 mi
  • Soldier Hollow Resort: 6.4 mi
  • Centennial Park: 6.9 mi
  • Park At Valais: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites
  • Mile Rock Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Warnick Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Silver Lake Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Huber Grove Day Use Area: 5.5 mi
  • Grey Cliffs Day Use Area: 6.5 mi
Attractions
  • Chad's Gap: 4.8 mi
  • Homestead Crater: 6.2 mi
  • The Devil's Eye: 8.3 mi
  • Timp Falls View Point: 8.6 mi
  • Silver King Mine: 8.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Museums: 48
Springs: 47
  • Rock Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Big Flat Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Mill Canyon Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Seepage: 4.3 mi
  • Seepage: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Blackjack Waterfall: 4.4 mi
  • Gloria Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Lisa Falls: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
  • Corner Canyon: 12.7 mi
  • South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 16.1 mi
  • South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 16.4 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 16.5 mi
  • Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Storm Window Arch: 11.2 mi
  • Rock Arch: 23.8 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Vineyard Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Vineyard Beach: 17.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Forest City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (west)WNW 301°3,501.8 m3.3 mi
Twin Peaks (east)WNW 303°3,484.8 m3.0 mi
Geek PeakWNW 295°3,471 m2.9 mi
The PfeifferhornW 274°3,453 m5.4 mi
White BaldyW 275°3,451 m4.1 mi
Sunrise PeakNW 308°3,436.6 m7.2 mi
Red StackWNW 296°3,426 m3.5 mi
Red BaldyWNW 284°3,405 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5720:2021:01
September equinox07:1518:4919:25
December solstice07:4716:2017:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329344353626052402922
Precip in6.45.46.24.83.52.01.52.12.63.54.25.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alta, 5 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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