Grass Creek
Grass Creek is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,936 m. Moffit Peak stands 3,357 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Norm's Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 157 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
Ghost town in Summit County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1860
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 23.4 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 23.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Ice Caves · 29 mi
- Provo River Overlook · 30 mi
157 named places within 25 miles
- Norm's Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Windy Knoll: 7.4 mi
- Windy Knoll: 7.6 mi
- Hopkins: 10.0 mi
- Porcupine Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Construction to Rail Trail: 5.4 mi
- Summit County Fairgrounds: 6.4 mi
- Henefer-Echo Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Henefer Pioneer Trails Park: 10.3 mi
- Hixon Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Pony Express: 6.5 mi
- Echo Church: 6.6 mi
- The Utah War: 11.5 mi
- 80 miles to Fort Bridger: 12.5 mi
- Broad Hollow: 13.7 mi
- Coyote Spring: 11.5 mi
- Yellowjacket Spring: 11.6 mi
- Rocky Spring: 16.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.9 mi
- Willow Spring: 18.0 mi
- Coalville Ledge: 6.5 mi
- Discovery Course: 23.1 mi
- Utah Olympic Park: 23.1 mi
- Extreme Tubing: 23.2 mi
- Alpine Slide: 23.3 mi
- Highland Day-Use Area: 15.2 mi
- Down Under: 15.8 mi
- Crandall Day-Use Area: 15.9 mi
- Pinery Day-Use Area: 16.2 mi
- Hawthorne Group Day-Use Area: 16.6 mi
- Emory: 4.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 11.4 mi
- Rockport: 16.3 mi
- Wahsatch: 17.9 mi
- Metal Mulley: 6.7 mi
- Fly Utah: 6.7 mi
- Tornado: 22.0 mi
- High Star Ranch Statue: 23.1 mi
- Olympic Flame: 24.6 mi
- The Narrows: 5.1 mi
- Witch Rocks: 7.4 mi
- China Town: 9.0 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Eastbound: 4.6 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Westbound: 4.7 mi
- East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
- East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
- Eccles 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum: 23.2 mi
- The Alf Engen Ski Museum: 23.2 mi
- Knoop Polinator Garden: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grass Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moffit Peak | ESE 123° | 3,357 m | 22.6 mi |
| Humpy Peak | ESE 117° | 3,306 m | 18.4 mi |
| Duke Benchmark | SSE 158° | 3,235 m | 23.4 mi |
| Gold Hill | ESE 120° | 3,221 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hoyt Peak | SSE 163° | 3,120 m | 21.5 mi |
| Castle Peak | SSE 156° | 3,103 m | 24.2 mi |
| Grandview Peak | WSW 247° | 2,866 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SW 223° | 2,837 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:17 | 17:01 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Echo DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Wasatch Range · 21 mi
- Park City · 25 mi
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