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Hill Top

Hill Top from directly overhead

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

Coordinates39.71468, -111.47019

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks: 41
  • 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
Springs: 18
  • Pine Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Pine Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Slab Pile Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Buggy Wheel Spring: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Site 10: 20.7 mi
  • Site 9: 20.7 mi
  • A1: 21.3 mi
  • A4: 21.3 mi
  • A7: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Double Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Grotto Falls: 19.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Maple Arch: 16.3 mi
  • Magnus Arch: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Hill Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboWNW 296°3,635.6 m17.1 mi
South Nebo PeakWNW 293°3,620.1 m17.1 mi
Middle Nebo PeakWNW 294°3,603.9 m17.1 mi
South Tent MountainSSE 165°3,434 m23.1 mi
North Tent MountainSSE 166°3,414 m22.1 mi
North PeakWNW 300°3,405.8 m17.1 mi
Lowry TopSSE 158°3,396 m21.4 mi
Bald MountainNW 306°3,317 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice05:5920:1720:58
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4416:2317:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222329344453615951402921
Precip in3.02.72.42.71.91.01.51.61.91.92.32.9

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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