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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

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
Parks
  • 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
  • Spring Creek Trailhead: 8.1 mi
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
Historic sites: 56
  • 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
Artworks: 44
Attractions: 35
  • 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: 28
  • Frog Pond: 12.7 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Spring Water Pipeline Leak: 14.7 mi
  • Seepage: 15.8 mi
  • Seepage: 15.8 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
Gardens: 10
Museums: 10
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Echo Canyon Rest Area Westbound: 15.8 mi
  • Echo Canyon Rest Area Eastbound: 15.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Rockport. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clayton PeakSW 217°3,258 m14.8 mi
Duke BenchmarkESE 114°3,235 m14.0 mi
Mount MillicentSW 223°3,185.8 m16.1 mi
10420SW 219°3,176 m14.3 mi
Preston PeakSW 218°3,144 m15.7 mi
Hoyt PeakESE 115°3,120 m11.0 mi
Castle PeakESE 115°3,103 m14.9 mi
Scott HillSW 225°3,063 m13.3 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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