Ghost town · Utah
Johnson
Johnson is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,603 m. Black Mountain stands 2,363 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Gate Arch, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Mt Carmel Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
ghost town in Kane County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.08665, -112.36881
- 9.1 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
- 19.6 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Le Fevre Overlook · 19 mi
- Poverty Gulch Rim Overlook · 27 mi
- Checkerboard Mesa · 30 mi
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Thompson Point: 2.9 mi
- Crescent Butte: 3.2 mi
- Dishopan Hill: 3.2 mi
- Flag Point: 5.2 mi
- Spring Point: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 52
- Eagle Gate Arch: 0.4 mi
- Inchworm Arch: 3.3 mi
- Mansard Petroglyph Site: 4.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 7.2 mi
- Great Chamber: 8.4 mi
Springs: 33
- Willis Spring: 2.8 mi
- Sheep Springs: 3.8 mi
- Ram Spring: 4.1 mi
- Toms Spring: 4.6 mi
- Hog Canyon Spring: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Shinarump Cliffs: 5.2 mi
- Cutler Point: 9.1 mi
- Shinarump Point: 9.8 mi
- Crowbar Point: 13.1 mi
- Red Breaks: 14.0 mi
Parks: 6
- Crocodile Staging Area: 4.1 mi
- Kanab City Park: 9.0 mi
- Levi Steward Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
- Fredonia City Park: 12.7 mi
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 16.9 mi
Museums: 6
- Kanab Museum: 9.1 mi
- Kanab Heritage Museum: 9.1 mi
- Little Hollywood Movie Museum: 9.5 mi
- Moqui Cave: 11.0 mi
- Red Pueblo Museum: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Moquith Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 17.0 mi
- Coyote Buttes North: 20.7 mi
- Coyote Buttes South: 22.4 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Dick's Arch: 20.3 mi
- Buckskin Gulch Arch: 20.8 mi
- Starlight Arch: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Gunsmoke Movie Set: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Shingle Creek Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Johnson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NNW 335° | 2,363 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mollies Nipple | NE 54° | 2,214 m | 21.4 mi |
| Little No Mans Mesa | NNE 34° | 2,178 m | 15.1 mi |
| No Mans Mesa | NE 41° | 2,151 m | 21.6 mi |
| Table Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,142 m | 16.8 mi |
| Dianas Throne | WNW 297° | 2,138 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bald Knoll | N 352° | 2,132 m | 16.8 mi |
| Timber Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,121 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:36 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kanab, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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- Mount Carmel Junction · 20 mi
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