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Rockport

Rockport from directly overhead

Rockport is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,841 m. Clayton Peak stands 3,258 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Crandall Day-Use Area, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section passes 9.9 miles off.

ghost town in Summit County, Utah, United States

The record

What the record says

Founded
1860
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.76111, -111.38806

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Big Piney Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Big Benchmark: 5.8 mi
  • Skyridge Peak: 7.4 mi
  • PC Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Kimball Benchmark: 8.0 mi
Parks: 56
  • Hixon Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
  • Quinn's Recreation Complex: 7.1 mi
  • Weber Cottonwood Recreation Site: 7.8 mi
  • South Summit Park: 7.8 mi
  • Prospector Park: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 53
  • Winter Games 1924 1928 1932: 9.4 mi
  • Winter Olympics 2003: 9.4 mi
  • Winter Games 1938 1948 1952: 9.4 mi
  • Winter Games 1956 1960 1964: 9.4 mi
  • Winter Games 1968 1972 1976: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Crandall Day-Use Area: 0.5 mi
  • Down Under: 0.5 mi
  • Pinery Day-Use Area: 0.6 mi
  • Hawthorne Group Day-Use Area: 1.0 mi
  • Highland Day-Use Area: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 39
Attractions: 34
  • McPolin Barn: 9.3 mi
  • Discovery Course: 9.6 mi
  • Extreme Tubing: 9.6 mi
  • Alpine Slide: 9.7 mi
  • Utah Olympic Park: 9.7 mi
Springs: 21
  • Frog Pond: 12.7 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Spring Water Pipeline Leak: 14.7 mi
  • Seepage: 15.8 mi
  • Birch Springs: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Donut Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Blackjack Waterfall: 18.6 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 19.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Gloria Falls: 20.8 mi
Museums: 10
Gardens: 9
  • Knoop Polinator Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Lulu's Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Esther's Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Sill Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Water & Pollinator Conservation Garden: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Echo Canyon Rest Area Westbound: 15.8 mi
  • Echo Canyon Rest Area Eastbound: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Rockport. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clayton PeakSW3,258 m14.8 mi
Duke BenchmarkESE3,235 m14.0 mi
Honeycomb PeakSW3,197 m16.2 mi
Black Bess PeakSW3,194 m16.2 mi
Mount MillicentSW3,186 m16.1 mi
Preston PeakSW3,144 m15.7 mi
Hoyt PeakESE3,120 m11.0 mi
Castle PeakESE3,103 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice05:5520:2021:01
September equinox07:1418:4819:24
December solstice07:4716:1817:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837445260686758463425
Precip in1.21.11.41.92.01.10.91.11.51.61.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanship DAM, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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