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Linwood

Linwood from directly overhead

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. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

ghost town in Daggett County, Utah, United States

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Coordinates40.99472, -109.64611

Overlooks nearby

Around it

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • 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
Parks: 13
  • 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
Springs: 3
  • Antelope Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Colton Spring: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Moose Ponds Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Firefighters Memorial: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marsh PeakSSW 206°3,718 m21.8 mi
Mount UntermannSW 218°3,675 m19.7 mi
Leidy PeakSSW 212°3,667 m18.5 mi
Trout Creek PeakSSW 193°3,200 m14.7 mi
Sims PeakSSW 193°3,141 m19.8 mi
Dyer MountainSSE 168°3,116 m18.2 mi
Taylor MountainS 179°3,103 m19.0 mi
Mount LenaSE 140°2,972 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:4720:1320:55
September equinox07:0718:4119:17
December solstice07:4116:1016:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736435261686657463324
Precip in0.50.50.51.01.61.21.11.31.01.50.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manila, 4 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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