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Jordanelle

Jordanelle from directly overhead

Jordanelle is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,885 m. Mount Baldy stands 3,374 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cutthroat Trailhead, a park 1.6 miles away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

ghost town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States

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Coordinates40.60833, -111.41111

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cutthroat Trailhead: 1.6 mi
  • Deer Valley Meadow: 4.3 mi
  • Old Town Neighborhood Park: 4.9 mi
  • Miners Plaza: 5.1 mi
  • Shoe Tree Park: 5.3 mi
Peaks
  • Hail Benchmark: 1.7 mi
  • Big Dutch Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Bald Eagle Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Skyridge Peak: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • Huber Grove Day Use Area: 6.5 mi
  • Rotary Park: 7.1 mi
  • Silver Lake Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Hawthorne Group Day-Use Area: 10.3 mi
  • Pinery Day-Use Area: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 58
Springs: 40
  • Frog Pond: 5.2 mi
  • Big Flat Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Seepage: 9.4 mi
  • Seepage: 9.4 mi
  • Spring Water Pipeline Leak: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 38
Attractions: 36
  • Silver King Mine: 5.5 mi
  • Homestead Crater: 7.0 mi
  • McPolin Barn: 7.7 mi
  • Blue Moon Ranch Alpacas: 8.0 mi
  • Alpine Slide: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Blackjack Waterfall: 12.7 mi
  • Donut Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Gloria Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 15.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 16.5 mi
Museums: 16
Gardens: 10
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Storm Window Arch: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Jordanelle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BaldyWSW 257°3,373.5 m12.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 255°3,368 m11.6 mi
Devil's CastleWSW 255°3,340.9 m11.0 mi
East CastleWSW 254°3,326 m10.9 mi
Eagle PeakWSW 253°3,311.3 m10.7 mi
Mount WolverineW 261°3,290.3 m10.2 mi
Clayton PeakW 261°3,258 m7.9 mi
Sunset PeakWSW 257°3,245.5 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice05:5620:1921:01
September equinox07:1418:4819:24
December solstice07:4716:1917:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634415059676556453325
Precip in2.31.81.82.22.21.41.01.41.82.42.12.1

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

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