Fry Canyon
Fry Canyon is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,622 m. Bears Ears East stands 2,761 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fry Canyon Store and RV Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bicentennial Highway runs past it. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
ghost town in San Juan County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
- On the Bicentennial Highway
- 10.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kachina Bridge Overlook · 7 mi
- Overlook Colorado River · 21 mi
- Hite Overlook · 22 mi
- Muley Point Overlook · 28 mi
129 named places within 25 miles
- Fry Point: 1.6 mi
- The Needle: 3.3 mi
- Hideout Point: 3.6 mi
- Fry Mesa: 3.6 mi
- The Cheesebox: 4.0 mi
- Fry Spring: 2.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 2.1 mi
- Pocket Spring: 7.1 mi
- Red House Spring: 10.8 mi
- Dripping Spring: 11.2 mi
- Arch: 4.2 mi
- Kachina Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Sipapu Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Owachomo Bridge: 8.6 mi
- The Grotto: 9.5 mi
- Fry Canyon Ruins: 1.0 mi
- Horse Collar Ruin: 7.5 mi
- Petroglyphs: 12.5 mi
- Jailhouse Ruin: 15.7 mi
- Perfect Kiva: 15.9 mi
- Red House Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Black Steer Point: 14.4 mi
- Trail Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Tar Cliff: 24.3 mi
- Tapestry Wall: 24.7 mi
- Hite: 19.5 mi
- Hite Crossing: 21.1 mi
- Fry Canyon Store and RV Park: 0.0 mi
- Rockart: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fry Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Ears East | E 92° | 2,761 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bears Ears West | E 91° | 2,722 m | 15.3 mi |
| The Heel | ENE 65° | 2,711 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Toe | ENE 74° | 2,705 m | 11.8 mi |
| Dry Mesa Point | NE 49° | 2,693 m | 16.2 mi |
| Notch Point | ENE 69° | 2,670 m | 23.0 mi |
| Red Knoll | NE 50° | 2,572 m | 18.4 mi |
| Alice Point | NE 39° | 2,552 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natural Bridges NM, 10 mi away.
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