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Mercur

Mercur from directly overhead

Mercur is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,030 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 3,235 m to the north-northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

ghost town in the Oquirrh Mountains in Tooele County, Utah, United States

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Coordinates40.32080, -112.21200
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • White Hills Park: 5.7 mi
  • Camp Floyd State Park: 7.6 mi
  • Brandon Park Park: 9.2 mi
  • Pony Express Memorial Regional Park: 9.6 mi
  • Autumn Ridge Park: 9.8 mi
Peaks
  • Sunrise Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Porphyry Knob: 1.8 mi
  • Porphyry Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Rover Hill: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 41
Springs: 33
  • Fourmile Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Pollywog Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Lowe Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Tooele T: 14.2 mi
  • Helicopter: 16.8 mi
  • Sheep statue: 16.9 mi
  • Minecart: 16.9 mi
  • Metal Barrel: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 14
Museums: 13
Gardens: 11
Ghost towns: 8
Nature reserves: 8
  • Carr Fork Wildlife Managment Area: 16.1 mi
  • Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 20.1 mi
  • South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 22.3 mi
  • South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 22.7 mi
  • Corner Canyon: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Riverbend Picnic Site and Grills: 16.3 mi
  • Riverside Picnic: 16.4 mi
  • Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Monet Waterfall: 17.6 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Vineyard Beach: 23.5 mi
  • Lincoln Beach: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Storm Window Arch: 24.4 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Mercur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainNNE3,235 m3.8 mi
Lowe PeakN3,216 m7.3 mi
Flat Top Mtn-South PeakNNE3,176 m3.4 mi
Kelsey PeakN3,162 m9.1 mi
Lewiston PeakNNE3,161 m2.9 mi
White Pine PeakN3,146 m9.7 mi
South Lowe PeakN3,144 m7.0 mi
Rocky PeakN3,118 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice06:0020:2221:03
September equinox07:1718:5219:28
December solstice07:4916:2317:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263140465463716960483627
Precip in1.31.31.21.21.40.80.70.70.81.10.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield, 8 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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