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Newhouse

Newhouse from directly overhead

Newhouse is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,569 m. Frisco Peak stands 2,932 m to the northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Grave Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

ghost town in Beaver County, Utah

The record

What the record says

Founded
1900
Getting there

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Coordinates38.48111, -113.34194
Around it

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Springs: 34
  • Frisco Spring: 4.6 mi
  • West Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Brownfield Tunnel Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Bardsley Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Douglas Spring: 12.9 mi
Hot springs: 9
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
  • Thermo Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Newhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frisco PeakNE 47°2,932 m4.0 mi
Lamerdorf PeakSW 223°2,553 m18.9 mi
Blawn MountainSW 217°2,479 m20.0 mi
The TetonsSSW 213°2,315 m22.1 mi
Blue MountainS 187°2,302 m21.3 mi
Indian Grave PeakESE 106°2,236 m3.2 mi
Grampian HillSE 126°2,197 m4.0 mi
Porphyry PeakSE 140°2,190 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:46
June solstice06:1020:2221:02
September equinox07:2218:5719:32
December solstice07:4816:3517:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293544495869767465523930
Precip in0.40.50.50.50.60.40.50.80.51.00.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WAH WAH RCH, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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