Linwood
Linwood is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,842 m. Marsh Peak stands 3,718 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucerne Point Group Site, a park 3.2 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
ghost town in Daggett County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
- 1.6 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Sheep Creek · 6 mi
- Sheep Creek Overlook · 7 mi
- Sheep Creek Bay Overlook Interpretive Area · 7 mi
- Bza · 11 mi
59 named places within 25 miles
- Bare Top Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Dowd Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Sheep Creek Hill: 7.6 mi
- Jessen Butte: 8.7 mi
- Haystack Buttes: 10.4 mi
- Lucerne Point Group Site: 3.2 mi
- Daggett County Centennial Park: 4.2 mi
- Navajo Cliffs Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Palisades Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
- Swett Ranch National Historic Site: 11.5 mi
- Antelope Spring: 8.1 mi
- Big Spring: 9.7 mi
- Colton Spring: 23.6 mi
- Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area: 8.1 mi
- Moose Ponds Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Blacktail Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Greendale: 11.1 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Linwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Peak | SSW 206° | 3,718 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Untermann | SW 218° | 3,675 m | 19.7 mi |
| Leidy Peak | SSW 212° | 3,667 m | 18.5 mi |
| Trout Creek Peak | SSW 193° | 3,200 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sims Peak | SSW 193° | 3,141 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dyer Mountain | SSE 168° | 3,116 m | 18.2 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | S 179° | 3,103 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Lena | SE 140° | 2,972 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:10 | 16:54 |
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 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manila, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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