Ghost town · Utah
Hambling
Hambling is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,785 m. Signal Peak stands 3,159 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gum Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away. Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
ghost town in Utah
What the record says
- Founded
- 1856
How to reach it
Coordinates37.54389, -113.60667
- 21.6 mi off the Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gum Hill: 2.9 mi
- Cove Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Big Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Dan Sill Hill: 4.8 mi
- Pinto: 5.0 mi
Springs: 34
- Cottonwood Spring: 9.0 mi
- Lockeridge Spring: 9.3 mi
- Mud Spring: 9.7 mi
- Joel Spring: 12.9 mi
- Big Hollow Spring: 12.9 mi
Parks: 9
- Jefferson Hunt Monument: 6.2 mi
- Pine Valley Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Veyo Community Park: 14.3 mi
- Oak Grove Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
- Snow Canyon State Park: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Honeycomb Rocks: 13.3 mi
- Pinon Point: 14.3 mi
- Hurricane Cliffs: 23.0 mi
- West Canyon Cliff: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Siege Monument: 3.4 mi
- Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Leeds Creek Kiln: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Old Iron Town: 9.4 mi
- Hebron: 11.9 mi
- Silver Reef: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Kanarraville South Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Kanarraville North Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Kolob Canyon Scenic drive: 21.9 mi
- Red Cliffs Dinosaur Track Site: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Upper Galoot Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Lower Galoot Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Museums: 1
- Silver Reef Museum: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Lower Kanarra Falls: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Hambling. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Peak | SSE 158° | 3,159 m | 16.7 mi |
| Burger Peak | SSE 159° | 3,130 m | 16.2 mi |
| Big Point | SE 126° | 3,049 m | 15.3 mi |
| Gardner Peak | SE 141° | 2,879 m | 13.5 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,770 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ESE 118° | 2,710 m | 16.7 mi |
| Timber Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,694 m | 12.6 mi |
| Rencher Peak | ESE 105° | 2,677 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:21 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:39 | 17:20 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Enterprise, 6 mi away.
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