Paria
Paria is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,446 m. Rainbow Point stands 2,778 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghost Town Pahreah Old Chimney, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 167 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
ghost town in Kane County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1870
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Point Vista · 28 mi
167 named places within 25 miles
- Ghost Town Pahreah Old Chimney: 0.2 mi
- Spencer´s Mining Camp: 0.2 mi
- Ghost Town Pahreah Old Cellar: 0.2 mi
- Potholes: 1.0 mi
- Hidden Cache: 1.3 mi
- Calico Peak: 1.5 mi
- Yellow Rock: 1.6 mi
- No Mans Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Kirbys Point: 3.8 mi
- Mollies Nipple: 6.0 mi
- Five Mile Spring: 4.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 5.4 mi
- Lower Coyote Spring: 5.9 mi
- Kitchen Corral Spring: 9.5 mi
- Crack Spring: 10.6 mi
- Deer Range Point: 10.1 mi
- The Rimrocks: 10.4 mi
- White Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- The Dive: 14.6 mi
- Red Breaks: 19.7 mi
- Starlight Arch: 2.8 mi
- Buckskin Gulch Arch: 13.1 mi
- Dick's Arch: 17.5 mi
- The Cockscomb Wilderness Study Area: 7.0 mi
- Coyote Buttes North: 18.0 mi
- Coyote Buttes South: 20.9 mi
- Georgetown: 20.7 mi
- Johnson Ranch: 23.0 mi
- Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap: 8.4 mi
- Big Water Park: 19.4 mi
- Rainbow Point Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paria. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Point | NW 314° | 2,778 m | 22.4 mi |
| Black Knoll | WNW 295° | 2,447 m | 22.3 mi |
| Kaiparowitz Peak | NNE 16° | 2,439 m | 23.8 mi |
| Twin Hills | NW 316° | 2,394 m | 19.9 mi |
| Deer Mountain | NW 320° | 2,387 m | 23.3 mi |
| Horse Mountain | NW 324° | 2,309 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mollies Nipple | WNW 285° | 2,214 m | 6.0 mi |
| Timber Mountain | W 268° | 2,196 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:34 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paria RS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Bryce Canyon National Park · 26 mi
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