Ghost town · Utah
Knightsville
Knightsville is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,056 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Summit, a peak 0.4 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
ghost town in Juab County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1896
How to reach it
Coordinates39.95389, -112.10083
- 20.2 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mt. Nebo Overlook · 21 mi
- Santaquin Overlook · 22 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Bald Mountain Pass and Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- The Summit: 0.4 mi
- Godiva Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Big Hill: 1.1 mi
- Sioux Peak: 1.3 mi
- Eureka Peak: 1.3 mi
Parks: 57
- Community Park: 10.6 mi
- Sunset Trails Park: 14.9 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Park: 15.9 mi
- Centennial Park: 16.4 mi
- Orchard Cove Park: 16.6 mi
Springs
- Hannibal Spring: 1.5 mi
- Maple Spring: 2.2 mi
- Hidden Treasure Spring: 2.4 mi
- Herrington Spring: 2.4 mi
- Tintic Davis Spring: 2.8 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Homansville: 1.7 mi
- Dividend: 2.1 mi
- Mammoth: 2.2 mi
- Silver City: 3.4 mi
- Diamond: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Chief Lime Plant: 2.1 mi
- Elberta: 7.7 mi
- Tintic Standard Reduction Mill: 13.0 mi
- Veteran's memorial: 16.8 mi
- The Pioneer Millstone: 20.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Tintic Mining Museum: 1.0 mi
- Chieftain Museum: 16.7 mi
- Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center: 20.9 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Payson: 20.9 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- The Delta: 21.5 mi
- Site 10: 21.6 mi
- Site 9: 21.6 mi
- Jericho Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Boots on Poles: 17.8 mi
- Chief Peteetneet: 20.8 mi
- SALEM letters: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 22.2 mi
- Grotto Falls: 22.4 mi
- Double Falls: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Paul Bunyan's Woodpile: 13.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Black Point: 15.7 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lincoln Beach: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Knightsville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | ESE 117° | 3,636 m | 20.2 mi |
| South Nebo Peak | ESE 119° | 3,620 m | 20.3 mi |
| Middle Nebo Peak | ESE 118° | 3,604 m | 20.3 mi |
| North Peak | ESE 113° | 3,406 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 106° | 3,317 m | 18.9 mi |
| Dry Mountain | E 93° | 3,007 m | 19.6 mi |
| Dutch Peak | W 270° | 2,726 m | 20.1 mi |
| Black Peak | W 269° | 2,711 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:24 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santaquin Chlorinator, 17 mi away.
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