Hiawatha
Hiawatha is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,225 m. South Tent Mountain stands 3,434 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mohrland, a ghost town 3.0 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 7.1 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
ghost town on the Wasatch Plateau in Carbon and Emery counties in Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1911
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 10.4 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
- 12.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
Overlooks nearby
112 named places within 25 miles
- The Knoll: 3.9 mi
- Star Point: 4.1 mi
- Gentry Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 8.9 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 10.1 mi
- Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Cleveland Park: 12.6 mi
- Rose Park: 13.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 13.2 mi
- South Park: 13.3 mi
- Mohrland: 3.0 mi
- Wattis: 3.2 mi
- Coal City: 12.6 mi
- Connellsville: 14.3 mi
- National: 14.3 mi
- Bryner Pioneer Museum: 13.4 mi
- Prehistoric Museum: 13.5 mi
- Western Mining and Railroad Museum: 16.1 mi
- The Helper Museum: 16.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 18.7 mi
- The Steeps: 6.2 mi
- Bull Point: 12.9 mi
- East Rim: 18.9 mi
- The Breaks: 19.7 mi
- Clay Bank: 19.9 mi
- Mill Canyon Spring: 9.5 mi
- Gordan Falls: 9.7 mi
- Staker Spring: 21.0 mi
- Clay Seep: 21.2 mi
- Red Seep: 21.3 mi
- Mammoth Discovery Site: 14.9 mi
- Historic CONOCO Station: 16.0 mi
- Nine Mile Canyon Kiosk: 17.8 mi
- Hamburger Rocks: 24.6 mi
- Steam Engine Boiler: 9.9 mi
- Emery County Veterans Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Settlement of Fairview: 24.8 mi
- Jesus Christ: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hiawatha. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Tent Mountain | WSW 251° | 3,434 m | 19.4 mi |
| North Tent Mountain | WSW 254° | 3,414 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lowry Top | WSW 257° | 3,396 m | 16.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | WSW 250° | 3,332 m | 18.6 mi |
| East Mountain | W 267° | 3,272 m | 10.9 mi |
| Monument Peak | NW 316° | 3,176 m | 12.5 mi |
| Candland Mountain | WNW 298° | 3,153 m | 11.8 mi |
| Seeley Mountain | W 278° | 3,145 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Electric Lake, 13 mi away.
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