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Frisco

Frisco from directly overhead

Frisco is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,976 m. Frisco Peak stands 2,932 m to the north-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Grampian Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

ghost town in Beaver County, Utah

The record

What the record says

Founded
1879
Getting there

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Coordinates38.45970, -113.25900
Around it

96 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Springs: 35
  • Frisco Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Brownfield Tunnel Spring: 8.6 mi
  • West Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Bardsley Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Douglas Spring: 9.4 mi
Hot springs: 9
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Rock Corral Recreation Site: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frisco PeakNNW 339°2,932 m4.5 mi
Granite PeakESE 102°2,858 m24.6 mi
Lamerdorf PeakSW 234°2,553 m21.3 mi
Bailey MountainE 89°2,526 m24.1 mi
Harkley MountainESE 113°2,502 m23.2 mi
North Twin Flat MountainE 95°2,493 m24.0 mi
Blawn MountainSW 229°2,479 m22.0 mi
Bradshaw MountainESE 120°2,432 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:45
June solstice06:1020:2121:01
September equinox07:2218:5719:32
December solstice07:4816:3517:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293544495869767465523930
Precip in0.40.50.50.50.60.40.50.80.51.00.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WAH WAH RCH, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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