Ghost town · Utah
Hite Crossing
Hite Crossing is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,141 m. Mount Hillers stands 3,259 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Monument, a peak 1.7 miles away. Bicentennial Highway runs past it.
ghost town in San Juan County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.89054, -110.36875
- On the Bicentennial Highway
- 29.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Colorado River · 1 mi
- Hite Overlook · 2 mi
- Kachina Bridge Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Red Monument: 1.7 mi
- Mine Point: 3.3 mi
- Hite Point: 3.9 mi
- Nose Point: 4.7 mi
- Hog Point: 6.4 mi
Springs: 47
- Cove Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hog Spring: 10.0 mi
- Maidenwater Spring: 11.5 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 11.7 mi
- Hole Spring: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 10
- Hite Marina: 1.9 mi
- Arch: 4.8 mi
- Hoskinnini Monument: 8.5 mi
- Ducket Arch: 11.6 mi
- Big Arrowhead Arch: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Tar Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Black Jump: 16.3 mi
- Trail Cliff: 18.4 mi
- Black Steer Point: 18.9 mi
- Tapestry Wall: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Hite: 6.9 mi
- Fry Canyon: 21.1 mi
- Eagle City: 24.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Arscenic Arch: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Fry Canyon Ruins: 20.2 mi
Parks: 1
- Fry Canyon Store and RV Park: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Hite Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hillers | W 269° | 3,259 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cass Creek Peak | W 273° | 2,853 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Ellsworth | SW 234° | 2,504 m | 17.0 mi |
| Browns Knoll | W 279° | 2,488 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bulldog Peak | W 275° | 2,480 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Holmes | WSW 241° | 2,373 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hogback Point | W 272° | 2,349 m | 14.3 mi |
| Dark Point | E 99° | 2,302 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
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