Ghost town · Utah
Scranton
Scranton is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,954 m. Black Crook Peak stands 2,802 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulter Peak, a peak 3.1 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
ghost town in Tooele County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1908
How to reach it
Coordinates40.04889, -112.20083
- 24.7 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Santaquin Overlook · 29 mi
- Mt. Nebo Overlook · 29 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
- Bald Mountain Pass and Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Boulter Peak: 3.1 mi
- Hannifin Peak: 4.4 mi
- Bismark Peak: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Knolls: 4.5 mi
- Round Knoll: 5.3 mi
Parks
- Camp Floyd State Park: 15.7 mi
- Community Park: 17.4 mi
- White Hills Park: 17.9 mi
- Country View Park: 19.9 mi
- Eagle Point Park "B": 20.1 mi
Springs
- Swanson Spring: 6.0 mi
- Chiulos Spring: 6.1 mi
- Herrington Spring: 6.2 mi
- Tintic Davis Spring: 6.6 mi
- Maple Spring: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Knight: 7.3 mi
- Homansville: 8.0 mi
- Knightsville: 8.4 mi
- Mammoth: 9.3 mi
- Dividend: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Chief Lime Plant: 7.8 mi
- Elberta: 14.6 mi
- Historical Marker Faust Pony Express Station: 14.8 mi
- Camp Floyd Historic Monument: 15.7 mi
- Tintic Standard Reduction Mill: 19.4 mi
Museums: 2
- Tintic Mining Museum: 7.8 mi
- Chieftain Museum: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Black Point: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 1
- Paul Bunyan's Woodpile: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Boots on Poles: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lincoln Beach: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Scranton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Crook Peak | WSW 256° | 2,802 m | 18.5 mi |
| Dutch Peak | WSW 246° | 2,726 m | 16.2 mi |
| Black Peak | WSW 245° | 2,711 m | 16.6 mi |
| Porphyry Hill | N 357° | 2,645 m | 20.6 mi |
| Porphyry Knob | N 356° | 2,599 m | 20.4 mi |
| Red Pine Mountain | W 271° | 2,571 m | 19.9 mi |
| Rover Hill | N 354° | 2,570 m | 20.3 mi |
| Boulter Peak | S 176° | 2,530 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:24 | 17:07 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vernon, 13 mi away.
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