National
National is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,297 m. Lowry Top stands 3,396 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Consumers, a ghost town 1.0 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 5.4 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
human settlement in Carbon County, Utah, United States of America
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 9.4 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 9.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
Overlooks nearby
100 named places within 25 miles
- The Elbow: 4.8 mi
- Monument Peak: 8.4 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 10.9 mi
- Star Point: 11.0 mi
- Gentry Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Price Canyon Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Historic Helper Main Street Park: 10.5 mi
- City Park: 10.8 mi
- Spring Glen Park: 10.8 mi
- Bull Point: 4.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley Point: 10.7 mi
- The Steeps: 10.8 mi
- Roan Cliffs: 19.9 mi
- Red Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Western Mining and Railroad Museum: 10.4 mi
- The Helper Museum: 10.5 mi
- Bryner Pioneer Museum: 14.4 mi
- Prehistoric Museum: 14.4 mi
- Fairview Museum of History and Art: 20.9 mi
- Historic CONOCO Station: 10.5 mi
- Mammoth Discovery Site: 13.2 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 18.9 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 20.1 mi
- Nine Mile Canyon Kiosk: 21.8 mi
- Gordan Falls: 6.6 mi
- Mill Canyon Spring: 8.5 mi
- Truck Spring: 24.4 mi
- Steam Engine Boiler: 8.5 mi
- Soldier Summit Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Settlement of Fairview: 21.0 mi
- Jesus Christ: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Top | SW 218° | 3,396 m | 23.1 mi |
| East Mountain | SSW 211° | 3,272 m | 17.2 mi |
| Monument Peak | SW 232° | 3,176 m | 8.4 mi |
| Candland Mountain | SW 224° | 3,153 m | 12.0 mi |
| Seeley Mountain | SW 215° | 3,145 m | 15.4 mi |
| Towhead | WSW 242° | 3,129 m | 16.0 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | N 8° | 3,125 m | 25.0 mi |
| Knob Mountain | SW 227° | 3,092 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scofield-skyline Mine, 8 mi away.
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