Ghost town · Utah
Low
Low is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,400 m. Onaqui Benchmark stands 2,786 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak 6530, a peak 1.6 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
Ghost town in Tooele County, Utah
What the record says
- Founded
- 1880
How to reach it
Coordinates40.78560, -112.94100
70 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 47
- Peak 6530: 1.6 mi
- Peak 6605: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Hastings Benchmark: 3.2 mi
- Peak 6570: 4.4 mi
Springs: 11
- Big Spring: 15.7 mi
- Muskrat Spring: 16.4 mi
- Browns Spring: 22.3 mi
- Tabbys Spring: 22.4 mi
- Chokecherry Spring: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Poverty Point: 10.5 mi
- Dead Cow Point: 10.9 mi
- Morgan Point: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Grassy Mountain West Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- Grassy Mountain East Rest Area: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Abandoned School Bus: 8.6 mi
- Iosepa Monument: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
- Pink Playa Shark: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Low. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onaqui Benchmark | SE 126° | 2,786 m | 21.2 mi |
| South Pass Canyon Peak | SE 138° | 2,716 m | 24.7 mi |
| Peak 8900 aka Davenport South | SE 136° | 2,713 m | 23.8 mi |
| North Pass Canyon Peak | SE 137° | 2,695 m | 24.1 mi |
| Peak 8790 | SE 130° | 2,679 m | 21.9 mi |
| Peak 8625 | ESE 123° | 2,629 m | 21.0 mi |
| Big Granite Peak aka Davenport North | SE 133° | 2,609 m | 23.2 mi |
| Little Granite Peak | SE 132° | 2,540 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:26 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:24 | 17:08 |
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 | 26 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Utah Test Range, 18 mi away.
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