Ghost town · Utah
Hite
Hite is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,129 m. Mount Pennell stands 3,471 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Horn, a peak 2.4 miles away. Bicentennial Highway passes 4.6 miles off.
Ghost town in Garfield County, Utah
What the record says
- Founded
- 1881
How to reach it
Coordinates37.80750, -110.44000
- 4.6 mi off the Bicentennial Highway
- 29.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hite Overlook · 5 mi
- Overlook Colorado River · 7 mi
- Kachina Bridge Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- The Horn: 2.4 mi
- Trachyte Point: 3.0 mi
- Hite Point: 3.7 mi
- Castle Butte: 5.3 mi
- Red Monument: 5.4 mi
Springs: 50
- Coldwater Spring: 7.4 mi
- Dripping Spring: 8.6 mi
- Hole Spring: 8.9 mi
- Maidenwater Spring: 10.3 mi
- Ticaboo Shelf Spring: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 8
- Hoskinnini Monument: 3.9 mi
- Hite Marina: 5.2 mi
- Ducket Arch: 10.2 mi
- Big Arrowhead Arch: 10.4 mi
- The Grotto: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Trail Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Tapestry Wall: 16.9 mi
- Tar Cliff: 18.2 mi
- Black Jump: 21.3 mi
- Black Steer Point: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Hite Crossing: 6.9 mi
- Fry Canyon: 19.5 mi
- Eagle City: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Fry Canyon Ruins: 18.9 mi
Parks: 1
- Fry Canyon Store and RV Park: 19.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Arscenic Arch: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Hite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pennell | WNW 298° | 3,471 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Hillers | WNW 292° | 3,259 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cass Creek Peak | WNW 295° | 2,853 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Ellsworth | WSW 247° | 2,504 m | 10.7 mi |
| Browns Knoll | WNW 299° | 2,488 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bulldog Peak | WNW 295° | 2,480 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Holmes | W 265° | 2,373 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hogback Point | WNW 301° | 2,349 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 81 | 88 | 85 | 76 | 62 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hite RS, 5 mi away.
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