Ghost town · Utah
La Plata
La Plata is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,270 m. Willard Peak stands 2,976 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharp Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Ogden River Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
ghost town in Cache county, Utah
What the record says
- Founded
- 1891
How to reach it
Coordinates41.44390, -111.68000
- 5.0 mi off the Ogden River Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Logan Canyon Scenic Byway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount McKinnon Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sharp Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bald Head: 4.8 mi
- McKenzie Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Middle Mountain: 6.7 mi
- James Peak: 6.9 mi
Parks
- Weber County Memorial Park: 11.0 mi
- Paradise North Park: 11.9 mi
- Liberty Park: 12.2 mi
- Eden Park: 12.3 mi
- Hyrum City Park: 12.7 mi
Springs
- Limestone Spring: 6.0 mi
- Little Monte Spring: 8.5 mi
- Norma Spring: 8.6 mi
- Bluebell Spring: 9.3 mi
- Byram Spring: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 48
- Paper Airplane: 7.2 mi
- Hyrum Smith: 16.0 mi
- The Stump: 17.7 mi
- The Beehive: 18.8 mi
- OMGS Bus: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Liberty Pioneer Monument: 12.2 mi
- Indian Trails Monument: 14.2 mi
- The Great Cache: 16.0 mi
- Bushnell General Military Hospital: 17.4 mi
- Intermountain Indian School: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Seawall: 13.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 16.3 mi
- Close to Home: 18.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 18.8 mi
- Ninth Street Crag: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Moose Hollow Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Doug Shaw Memorial Bowery: 12.2 mi
- Shenoah Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Spring Creek Day Use Area: 13.2 mi
- Day Use Site 22: 14.4 mi
Museums: 12
- Millville Museum: 17.4 mi
- North Ogden Historical Museum: 17.4 mi
- Brigham City Museum: 18.2 mi
- Brigham City Depot: 18.7 mi
- Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Museum: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Middle Inlet Beach: 12.8 mi
- Pelican Beach: 12.9 mi
- Cemetery Point Beach: 14.0 mi
- Anderson Cove Beach: 14.3 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Nuwuh Boheep: 18.7 mi
- Asian Garden: 20.2 mi
- Ogden Botanical Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Permaculture Garden: 21.8 mi
- Hope Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Perry Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 19.4 mi
- Second Dam: 21.2 mi
- Brigham City Welcome Center, I-15 Southbound: 21.5 mi
- Mountain Green Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 22.0 mi
- Weber Canyon Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 2
- First Waterfall: 17.1 mi
- Easter Falls: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- The W: 21.6 mi
- Fort Buenaventura: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of La Plata. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Peak | WSW 255° | 2,976 m | 15.8 mi |
| Ben Lomond | WSW 249° | 2,960 m | 15.6 mi |
| Logan Peak | N 354° | 2,959 m | 18.7 mi |
| Providence Peak | N 355° | 2,922 m | 18.1 mi |
| James Peak | WSW 238° | 2,869 m | 6.9 mi |
| Willard Mountain | WSW 257° | 2,867 m | 16.3 mi |
| Millville Peak | N 353° | 2,832 m | 16.2 mi |
| Monte Cristo Peak | E 100° | 2,787 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:23 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:16 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eden, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Ogden · 21 mi
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