Ghost town · Utah
Silver City
Silver City is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,877 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mammoth, a ghost town 1.2 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
ghost town in Juab County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1869
How to reach it
Coordinates39.91000, -112.13000
- 22.2 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mt. Nebo Overlook · 22 mi
- Santaquin Overlook · 23 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Bald Mountain Pass and Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Treasure Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mammoth Peak: 2.1 mi
- Eureka Peak: 2.2 mi
- Sioux Peak: 2.3 mi
- Godiva Mountain: 2.7 mi
Springs
- Big Gough Spring: 3.3 mi
- Big Gough Spring: 3.3 mi
- Gold Bond Spring: 3.6 mi
- Hannibal Spring: 4.6 mi
- Herrington Spring: 5.4 mi
Parks: 40
- Community Park: 12.3 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Park: 15.8 mi
- Sunset Trails Park: 16.8 mi
- Mona Front Wildlife Management Area: 17.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Mammoth: 1.2 mi
- Diamond: 2.6 mi
- Knightsville: 3.4 mi
- Knight: 4.2 mi
- Dividend: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Chief Lime Plant: 5.5 mi
- Elberta: 9.7 mi
- Tintic Standard Reduction Mill: 14.9 mi
- Veteran's memorial: 18.8 mi
- The Pioneer Millstone: 23.0 mi
Museums: 5
- Tintic Mining Museum: 3.1 mi
- Chieftain Museum: 18.7 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 20.9 mi
- Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center: 23.4 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Payson: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Jericho Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- The Delta: 23.4 mi
- Site 10: 23.4 mi
- Site 9: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Black Point: 19.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 23.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- Paul Bunyan's Woodpile: 10.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 2
- Boots on Poles: 20.8 mi
- Chief Peteetneet: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 22.4 mi
- Grotto Falls: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Walmart Parking Lot: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lincoln Beach: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Silver City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | ESE 107° | 3,635.6 m | 20.5 mi |
| South Nebo Peak | ESE 109° | 3,620.1 m | 20.5 mi |
| Middle Nebo Peak | ESE 109° | 3,603.9 m | 20.5 mi |
| North Peak | ESE 104° | 3,405.8 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 96° | 3,317 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dry Mountain | E 84° | 3,006.8 m | 21.2 mi |
| Dutch Peak | W 280° | 2,726 m | 18.8 mi |
| Black Peak | W 278° | 2,711 m | 19.0 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 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 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 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Sahara REC Area, 16 mi away.
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