Ghost town · Utah
Giles
Giles is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,355 m. Mount Ellen stands 3,512 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Skyline Rim, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway runs past it.
ghost town in Wayne County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1883
How to reach it
Coordinates38.36944, -110.84806
- On the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 28.6 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hickman Bridge Overlook · 22 mi
- North Fruita Overlook · 22 mi
- South Fruita Overlook · 22 mi
- Rim Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Steamboat Point: 1.2 mi
- Blue Point: 3.5 mi
- Cain Point: 5.7 mi
- Factory Butte: 5.9 mi
- Radio Hill: 8.1 mi
Springs: 32
- Bert Avery Seep: 7.1 mi
- Seep: 9.0 mi
- Caine Springs: 11.3 mi
- Sidehill Springs: 11.6 mi
- Bugout Bench Spring: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 23
- Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry: 6.5 mi
- Wolverton Mill: 7.1 mi
- Historic Concrete Mixer: 7.4 mi
- Metal Arts: 7.4 mi
- Cathedral Valley Loop Tour (end): 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Skyline Rim: 0.5 mi
- Long Dong Silver: 1.9 mi
- South Caineville Mesa: 5.8 mi
- North Caineville Reef: 9.0 mi
- Caineville Reef: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Fremont River Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Lower Waterfall: 23.6 mi
- Middle Waterfall: 24.6 mi
- Upper Waterfall: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Car Ruins: 14.9 mi
- Miner's Cabin: 16.5 mi
- Diversion Dam Ruins: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Scenic Drive Stop 11: 20.6 mi
- Scenic Drive Stop 9 Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Eagle City: 21.4 mi
- Fruita: 22.2 mi
Museums: 1
- Carl's Critter Garden: 7.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Arscenic Arch: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Giles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | S 174° | 3,512 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Ellen Peak | S 174° | 3,495 m | 17.2 mi |
| Kimble And Turner Peak | S 171° | 3,388 m | 21.5 mi |
| Dry Lakes Peak | S 173° | 3,182 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bartons Peak | SSE 169° | 3,034 m | 21.2 mi |
| Corral Point | S 176° | 3,002 m | 19.3 mi |
| Durfey Butte | S 176° | 2,912 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bull Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,793 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 77 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanksville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Capitol Reef National Park · 21 mi
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