Harper
Harper is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,860 m. Bruin Point stands 3,106 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bus Spring, a spring 6.8 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
ghost town in Carbon and Duchesne counties in Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1866
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
52 named places within 25 miles
- Bus Spring: 6.8 mi
- Mac Spring: 8.4 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 8.9 mi
- Daddy Spring: 9.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.1 mi
- Mount Bartles: 7.3 mi
- Anthro Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Flat Top: 10.8 mi
- Flat Iron Mesa: 11.0 mi
- Bruin Point: 11.1 mi
- Greater Prairie Park: 17.6 mi
- Sowers Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 19.0 mi
- Skitzy Wildlife Management Area: 21.8 mi
- Bamberger Monument: 22.5 mi
- Lake Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi
- Bad Land Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Roan Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Lila Point: 24.1 mi
- Kiz: 17.4 mi
- East Carbon City Museum: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harper. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruin Point | S 178° | 3,106 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Bartles | SSW 195° | 3,028 m | 7.3 mi |
| Patmos Head | S 174° | 2,994 m | 20.9 mi |
| Range Valley Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,989 m | 17.6 mi |
| Gray Head Peak | WNW 295° | 2,886 m | 23.6 mi |
| Anthro Mountain | NW 317° | 2,757 m | 8.9 mi |
| Flat Top | SSE 148° | 2,644 m | 23.6 mi |
| Buck Knoll | NW 324° | 2,453 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:18 | 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 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunnyside City CTR, 17 mi away.
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