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Rains

Rains from directly overhead

Rains is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,164 m. East Mountain stands 3,272 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mutual, a ghost town 0.5 miles away. Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper passes 4.9 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

ghost town in Carbon County, Utah, United States

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Coordinates39.70941, -110.96322

Overlooks nearby

Around it

88 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
  • Matts Summit: 8.7 mi
  • Pinnacle Peak: 8.9 mi
  • The Elbow: 9.7 mi
  • Indian Head Peak: 11.2 mi
  • Indian Head: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 20
Parks: 19
  • Price Canyon Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
  • Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
  • Historic Helper Main Street Park: 6.0 mi
  • City Park: 6.2 mi
  • Spring Glen Park: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Historic CONOCO Station: 6.1 mi
  • Mammoth Discovery Site: 17.9 mi
  • Nine Mile Canyon Kiosk: 18.6 mi
  • Clear Creek Canyon: 20.4 mi
  • Old Locomotive 453: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
Springs: 4
  • Gordan Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Mill Canyon Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Truck Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus Christ: 6.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East MountainSW 220°3,272 m21.1 mi
Monument PeakWSW 240°3,176 m13.1 mi
Candland MountainSW 233°3,153 m16.5 mi
Seeley MountainSW 224°3,145 m19.5 mi
TowheadWSW 244°3,129 m20.8 mi
Strawberry PeakN 357°3,125 m23.3 mi
Strawberry North SummitN 358°3,117 m23.7 mi
Gentry MountainSSW 211°3,082 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:36
June solstice05:5720:1520:56
September equinox07:1218:4719:23
December solstice07:4216:2117:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222329344453615951402921
Precip in3.02.72.42.71.91.01.51.61.91.92.32.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scofield-skyline Mine, 13 mi away.

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