Peerless
Peerless is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,966 m. East Mountain stands 3,272 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Canyon, a ghost town 0.8 miles away. Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper passes 2.3 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
ghost town in Carbon County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1916
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 2.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 12.8 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 24.1 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
Overlooks nearby
87 named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle Peak: 7.0 mi
- Matts Summit: 8.1 mi
- The Elbow: 12.0 mi
- Indian Head: 12.7 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 12.9 mi
- Spring Canyon: 0.8 mi
- Standardville: 1.3 mi
- Latuda: 2.0 mi
- Heiner: 2.6 mi
- Rains: 3.0 mi
- Historic Helper Main Street Park: 3.1 mi
- City Park: 3.3 mi
- Spring Glen Park: 3.8 mi
- Price Canyon Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Historic CONOCO Station: 3.1 mi
- Nine Mile Canyon Kiosk: 15.8 mi
- Mammoth Discovery Site: 20.0 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 23.0 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 24.0 mi
- Western Mining and Railroad Museum: 3.0 mi
- The Helper Museum: 3.1 mi
- Prehistoric Museum: 8.5 mi
- Bryner Pioneer Museum: 8.5 mi
- Bull Point: 4.0 mi
- Roan Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- The Steeps: 15.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Point: 15.3 mi
- Historic Marker: 3.0 mi
- Steam Engine Boiler: 14.3 mi
- Soldier Summit Historical Marker: 18.5 mi
- Gordan Falls: 5.9 mi
- Mill Canyon Spring: 14.2 mi
- Jesus Christ: 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peerless. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Mountain | SW 227° | 3,272 m | 22.2 mi |
| Monument Peak | WSW 249° | 3,176 m | 15.2 mi |
| Candland Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,153 m | 18.2 mi |
| Seeley Mountain | SW 231° | 3,145 m | 20.8 mi |
| Towhead | WSW 250° | 3,129 m | 23.0 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | N 351° | 3,125 m | 24.7 mi |
| Strawberry North Summit | N 352° | 3,117 m | 25.0 mi |
| Gentry Mountain | SW 222° | 3,082 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Price Carbon CO AP, 10 mi away.
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