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Kiz

Kiz from directly overhead

Kiz is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,794 m. Bruin Point stands 3,106 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dancehall Spring, a spring 8.2 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

ghost town in the United States

The record

What the record says

Founded
1906
Getting there

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Coordinates39.60472, -110.55500
Around it

87 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 24
  • Dancehall Spring: 8.2 mi
  • North Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Bus Spring: 15.1 mi
Parks: 19
  • Wellington Park And Playground: 10.5 mi
  • Atwood Memorial Ballpark: 12.8 mi
  • Terrace Hills Park: 12.8 mi
  • Cove Basin Park: 13.3 mi
  • Washington Park: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Mount Bartles: 11.0 mi
  • Bruin Point: 11.4 mi
  • Patmos Head: 14.6 mi
  • Range Valley Mountain: 15.5 mi
  • Pinnacle Peak: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Nine Mile Canyon Kiosk: 8.3 mi
  • Historic CONOCO Station: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Horse Canyon Rest Area: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus Christ: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Historic Marker: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kiz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bruin PointENE 77°3,106 m11.4 mi
Mount BartlesNE 53°3,028 m11.0 mi
Patmos HeadESE 119°2,994 m14.6 mi
Range Valley MountainESE 102°2,989 m15.5 mi
Anthro MountainNNE 13°2,757 m20.7 mi
Flat TopESE 105°2,644 m23.9 mi
Horse Haven SummitE 86°2,375 m21.7 mi
Matts SummitNW 311°2,270 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5620:1320:54
September equinox07:1118:4519:21
December solstice07:4016:1917:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342485767747264513930
Precip in1.10.91.41.31.40.81.21.62.01.40.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunnyside City, 10 mi away.

Sources

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