Ghost town · Utah
Keetley
Keetley is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,850 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 3,368 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordanelle, a ghost town 1.9 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
ghost town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.63560, -111.41500
- 7.0 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 8.8 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Provo River Overlook · 18 mi
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 24 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Skyridge Peak: 2.1 mi
- Hail Benchmark: 2.6 mi
- Big Benchmark: 3.1 mi
- Big Dutch Peak: 3.2 mi
- Bald Eagle Mountain: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Samuel LePage Raddon: 4.3 mi
- Jason DeLecour: 4.3 mi
- One of the finest in the park: 4.4 mi
- Winter Games 1992 1994 1998: 5.3 mi
- Winter Olympics 2003: 5.3 mi
Parks: 56
- Deer Valley Meadow: 3.4 mi
- Old Town Neighborhood Park: 4.2 mi
- Quinn's Recreation Complex: 4.2 mi
- Prospector Park: 4.3 mi
- Miners Plaza: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Rotary Park: 6.1 mi
- Huber Grove Day Use Area: 7.8 mi
- Hawthorne Group Day-Use Area: 8.5 mi
- Pinery Day-Use Area: 8.8 mi
- Crandall Day-Use Area: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 43
- Sheltering Aspen: 4.2 mi
- The International Olympic Flame: 4.2 mi
- Banksy: 4.2 mi
- Miner: 4.3 mi
- Emmett "Bud" Wright: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 36
- Silver King Mine: 5.0 mi
- McPolin Barn: 6.5 mi
- Homestead Crater: 8.5 mi
- Blue Moon Ranch Alpacas: 8.7 mi
- Alpine Slide: 9.1 mi
Springs: 28
- Frog Pond: 5.5 mi
- Seepage: 9.6 mi
- Big Flat Spring: 9.7 mi
- Spring Water Pipeline Leak: 11.4 mi
- Montreal Spring: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Donut Falls: 12.6 mi
- Blackjack Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Gloria Falls: 15.2 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 16.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Park City Museum: 4.3 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 9.0 mi
- Eccles 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum: 9.3 mi
- The Alf Engen Ski Museum: 9.3 mi
- CAF Heber Valley Museum: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 16
- Knoop Polinator Garden: 7.6 mi
- Lulu's Garden: 9.9 mi
- Esther's Garden: 21.9 mi
- Garden of Eatin': 23.3 mi
- Sugar House Community Garden: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- The Narrows: 20.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 21.1 mi
- Ghost Falls: 24.6 mi
- Witch Rocks: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Jordanelle: 1.9 mi
- Rockport: 8.8 mi
- Forest City: 12.4 mi
- Johnson: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- H-Rock Open Space: 21.8 mi
- East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 23.8 mi
- Corner Canyon: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Westbound: 24.5 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Eastbound: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Storm Window Arch: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Keetley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 246° | 3,368 m | 12.0 mi |
| Devil's Castle | WSW 245° | 3,341 m | 11.5 mi |
| East Castle | WSW 245° | 3,326 m | 11.4 mi |
| Eagle Peak | WSW 244° | 3,311 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Wolverine | WSW 251° | 3,290 m | 10.5 mi |
| Clayton Peak | WSW 248° | 3,258 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sunset Peak | WSW 247° | 3,246 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Tuscarora | WSW 250° | 3,243 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:19 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park City, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Park City · 5 mi
- Wasatch Range · 15 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 21 mi
- Sandy · 24 mi
- Draper · 25 mi
- American Fork · 26 mi
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