Royal
Royal is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,897 m. Monument Peak stands 3,176 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Price Canyon Recreation Area, a park 2.2 miles away. Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper runs past it. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
ghost town in Carbon County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
- On the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 1.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 11.2 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 27.8 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
Overlooks nearby
82 named places within 25 miles
- Matts Summit: 4.1 mi
- Indian Head: 9.1 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 10.5 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 10.5 mi
- Cat Peak: 11.3 mi
- Heiner: 2.7 mi
- Spring Canyon: 3.6 mi
- Peerless: 4.0 mi
- Standardville: 4.3 mi
- Latuda: 4.6 mi
- Price Canyon Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Historic Helper Main Street Park: 4.4 mi
- City Park: 4.4 mi
- Spring Glen Park: 6.0 mi
- Bamberger Monument: 6.9 mi
- Historic CONOCO Station: 4.6 mi
- Nine Mile Canyon Kiosk: 17.4 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 21.9 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 22.8 mi
- Mammoth Discovery Site: 23.0 mi
- Gordan Falls: 9.8 mi
- Mill Canyon Spring: 17.6 mi
- Truck Spring: 22.4 mi
- Cabin Spring: 22.9 mi
- Dancehall Spring: 24.9 mi
- Western Mining and Railroad Museum: 4.5 mi
- The Helper Museum: 4.6 mi
- Prehistoric Museum: 10.8 mi
- Bryner Pioneer Museum: 10.9 mi
- Bull Point: 7.5 mi
- Roan Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Point: 14.9 mi
- The Steeps: 18.7 mi
- Soldier Summit Historical Marker: 16.5 mi
- Steam Engine Boiler: 17.7 mi
- Jesus Christ: 4.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Royal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Peak | WSW 240° | 3,176 m | 18.2 mi |
| Candland Mountain | SW 234° | 3,153 m | 21.6 mi |
| Seeley Mountain | SW 227° | 3,145 m | 24.4 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | NNW 345° | 3,125 m | 21.5 mi |
| Strawberry North Summit | NNW 346° | 3,117 m | 21.8 mi |
| Gentry Mountain | SW 218° | 3,082 m | 19.5 mi |
| Indian Head | N 353° | 3,033 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cat Peak | NNW 338° | 2,972 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 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, 12 mi away.
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