Ghost town · Utah
Gold Hill
Gold Hill is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,615 m. Ibapah Peak stands 3,663 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
ghost town and mine in Tooele County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1871
How to reach it
Coordinates40.16639, -113.83056
43 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 27
- Gold Hill: 1.4 mi
- Lucky Day Knob: 2.4 mi
- Woodman Peak: 3.2 mi
- Ochre Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Dutch Mountain: 4.1 mi
Springs: 11
- North Spring: 9.0 mi
- Secret Spring: 9.3 mi
- Chadman Spring: 10.5 mi
- Greasewood Spring: 12.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Burnt Station Pony Express: 6.2 mi
- Canyon Station (Pony Express): 8.5 mi
- Old Ivapah Trading Post: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Middle Canyon Rock: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Goshute: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibapah Peak | SSW 191° | 3,663 m | 23.8 mi |
| Haystack Peak | S 190° | 3,661 m | 22.4 mi |
| Rocky Peak | SSW 191° | 3,272 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,875 m | 14.5 mi |
| Ibapah Peak | SSW 199° | 2,488 m | 9.3 mi |
| Abercrombie Peak | S 189° | 2,475 m | 11.5 mi |
| South Peak | SSW 202° | 2,452 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Peak | WNW 294° | 2,431 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:28 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:30 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ibapah, 12 mi away.
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