Ghost town · Utah
Mammoth
Mammoth is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,970 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Eureka Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
semi-ghost town Juab County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1870
How to reach it
Coordinates39.92722, -112.12389
- 22.0 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mt. Nebo Overlook · 22 mi
- Santaquin Overlook · 23 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Bald Mountain Pass and Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Eureka Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mammoth Peak: 1.1 mi
- Sioux Peak: 1.3 mi
- Godiva Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Treasure Hill: 2.4 mi
Springs
- Big Gough Spring: 3.1 mi
- Big Gough Spring: 3.1 mi
- Gold Bond Spring: 3.1 mi
- Hannibal Spring: 3.5 mi
- Herrington Spring: 4.2 mi
Parks: 43
- Community Park: 11.8 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Park: 16.0 mi
- Sunset Trails Park: 16.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 17.8 mi
- Mona Front Wildlife Management Area: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Silver City: 1.2 mi
- Knightsville: 2.2 mi
- Diamond: 3.4 mi
- Dividend: 3.8 mi
- Homansville: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Chief Lime Plant: 4.3 mi
- Elberta: 9.1 mi
- Tintic Standard Reduction Mill: 14.4 mi
- Veteran's memorial: 18.3 mi
- The Pioneer Millstone: 22.2 mi
Museums: 5
- Tintic Mining Museum: 1.9 mi
- Chieftain Museum: 18.1 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 21.5 mi
- Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center: 22.6 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Payson: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Jericho Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- The Delta: 22.9 mi
- Site 10: 22.9 mi
- Site 9: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Black Point: 17.9 mi
- Cedar Point: 24.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- Boots on Poles: 19.8 mi
- Chief Peteetneet: 22.6 mi
- SALEM letters: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Paul Bunyan's Woodpile: 11.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 22.5 mi
- Grotto Falls: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Walmart Parking Lot: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lincoln Beach: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Mammoth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | ESE 111° | 3,635.6 m | 20.6 mi |
| South Nebo Peak | ESE 113° | 3,620.1 m | 20.6 mi |
| Middle Nebo Peak | ESE 112° | 3,603.9 m | 20.6 mi |
| North Peak | ESE 107° | 3,405.8 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 100° | 3,317 m | 19.7 mi |
| Dry Mountain | E 87° | 3,006.8 m | 20.8 mi |
| Dutch Peak | W 276° | 2,726 m | 19.0 mi |
| Black Peak | W 274° | 2,711 m | 19.2 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 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:24 | 17:07 |
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 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Sahara REC Area, 17 mi away.
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