Hill Top
Hill Top is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,964 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilltop Wildlife Management Area, a park 2.5 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 5.7 miles off.
ghost town in Sanpete County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 12.0 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Kitchen Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Electric Lake Overlook Scenic Byway Sign · 16 mi
- Mt. Nebo Overlook · 16 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Slick Hill: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Hills: 4.6 mi
- Black Hawk: 5.5 mi
- Mount Baldy: 6.5 mi
- Pine Crown Peak: 6.9 mi
- Hilltop Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Iven R. Cox Lions Park: 6.3 mi
- Big Hollow Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Lasson Draw Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Spencer Fork Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Pine Spring: 9.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 12.6 mi
- Slab Pile Spring: 13.4 mi
- Buggy Wheel Spring: 13.5 mi
- Bradley Springs: 14.1 mi
- Connellsville: 15.0 mi
- Winter Quarters: 15.0 mi
- Thistle: 19.2 mi
- Mill Fork: 19.2 mi
- Hale: 19.9 mi
- Site 10: 20.7 mi
- Site 9: 20.7 mi
- A1: 21.3 mi
- A4: 21.3 mi
- A7: 21.3 mi
- Red Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 13.1 mi
- Red Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Pleasant Valley Point: 19.3 mi
- Cedar Point: 19.6 mi
- Settlement of Fairview: 6.3 mi
- Given Family Massacre: 7.0 mi
- Spring CIty Spring: 16.3 mi
- Steam Engine Boiler: 19.6 mi
- Veteran's memorial: 24.2 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 13.0 mi
- Mammoth Discovery Site: 14.3 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 20.4 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 21.1 mi
- Fairview Museum of History and Art: 6.2 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 19.5 mi
- Chieftain Museum: 24.5 mi
- Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 15.2 mi
- Double Falls: 18.7 mi
- Grotto Falls: 19.5 mi
- Maple Arch: 16.3 mi
- Magnus Arch: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Hill Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | WNW 296° | 3,636 m | 17.1 mi |
| South Nebo Peak | WNW 293° | 3,620 m | 17.1 mi |
| Middle Nebo Peak | WNW 294° | 3,604 m | 17.1 mi |
| South Tent Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,434 m | 23.1 mi |
| North Tent Mountain | SSE 166° | 3,414 m | 22.1 mi |
| North Peak | WNW 300° | 3,406 m | 17.1 mi |
| Lowry Top | SSE 158° | 3,396 m | 21.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | SSE 163° | 3,332 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:17 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scofield-skyline Mine, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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