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Hillsdale

Hillsdale from directly overhead

Hillsdale is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,069 m. Horse Valley Peak stands 3,223 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. Mt Carmel Scenic Byway runs past it.

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How to reach it

Coordinates37.71917, -112.38222

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bald Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Black Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Thunder Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Wilson Benchmark: 4.3 mi
  • Wilson Peak: 4.7 mi
Springs: 36
  • Yellow Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Wide Hollow Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Chokecherry Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Slide Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 27
Cliffs: 12
Parks: 5
  • Red Canyon: 3.9 mi
  • Hatch Town Park: 5.7 mi
  • Baseball Field Park: 7.2 mi
  • Pink Cliffs Village: 12.6 mi
  • Bryce Canyon City Park: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Smokey: 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Tropic Ditch Falls: 15.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Hillsdale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horse Valley PeakWNW 285°3,223 m18.4 mi
Adams HeadNNE 33°3,171 m17.5 mi
Little Creek PeakNW 312°3,085 m16.8 mi
Hancock PeakNE 34°3,037 m13.0 mi
Blue Spring MountainW 259°3,010 m17.8 mi
Crow PeakNE 36°2,971 m16.3 mi
Black ButteS 171°2,911 m10.9 mi
Sandy PeakNNW 328°2,905 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:42
June solstice06:0920:1620:55
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:4216:3417:15

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252936425058656355463425
Precip in1.11.11.10.80.80.41.51.61.41.40.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hatch, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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