Rainbow
Rainbow is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,884 m. Oil Spring Mountain stands 2,613 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Thimble Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 22 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
ghost town in Uintah County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 30.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
33 named places within 25 miles
- Thimble Rock: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Corral: 5.2 mi
- Olsen Corral: 8.9 mi
- White Face Butte: 9.9 mi
- Park Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Displacement Point: 10.1 mi
- Smith Point: 13.0 mi
- Dynamite Point: 13.1 mi
- Saddle Horse Point: 20.1 mi
- Black Horse Point: 20.6 mi
- Tea Pot: 18.4 mi
- Fantasy Canyon: 18.4 mi
- Waving Hands: 23.7 mi
- The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 24.1 mi
- White Birds: 24.1 mi
- Dragon: 7.2 mi
- Big Park: 8.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainbow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Spring Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,613 m | 18.6 mi |
| Texas Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,577 m | 18.3 mi |
| Twin Buttes | ESE 121° | 2,560 m | 22.4 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,323 m | 11.0 mi |
| Tom Patterson Point | S 184° | 2,259 m | 20.3 mi |
| Park Mountain | E 94° | 2,196 m | 10.9 mi |
| Gilsonite Hills | ENE 64° | 2,162 m | 11.2 mi |
| White Face Butte | SE 125° | 2,139 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 25 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangely 1E, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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