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Fry Canyon

Fry Canyon from directly overhead

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. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

ghost town in San Juan County, Utah, United States

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Coordinates37.63500, -110.15667

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Around it

141 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
  • 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
Springs: 35
  • 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
Attractions: 32
  • Arch: 4.2 mi
  • Kachina Bridge: 7.3 mi
  • Arch: 7.6 mi
  • Sipapu Bridge: 8.1 mi
  • Owachomo Bridge: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 1
  • Fry Canyon Store and RV Park: 0.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Rockart: 7.9 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bears Ears EastE 92°2,761 m16.5 mi
Bears Ears WestE 91°2,722 m15.3 mi
The HeelENE 65°2,711 m11.7 mi
The ToeENE 74°2,705 m11.8 mi
Dry Mesa PointNE 49°2,693 m16.2 mi
Notch PointENE 69°2,670 m23.0 mi
Red KnollNE 50°2,572 m18.4 mi
Alice PointNE 39°2,552 m21.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice06:0020:0720:46
September equinox07:0918:4519:19
December solstice07:3316:2517:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441485868747264514030
Precip in1.20.80.90.70.90.41.21.41.61.10.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natural Bridges NM, 10 mi away.

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