Solitude
Solitude is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,342 m. Wagon Road Ridge stands 2,897 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Floy, a ghost town 5.1 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
ghost town in Grand County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 7 mi
- Green River Overlook · 8 mi
- Tusher Tunnel South Outlook · 21 mi
- Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint · 26 mi
124 named places within 25 miles
- Dellenbaugh Butte: 10.5 mi
- Gunnison Butte: 11.7 mi
- Crescent Butte: 11.9 mi
- Battleship Butte: 12.0 mi
- Red Point: 12.4 mi
- Crystal Geyser: 6.4 mi
- Green River "G": 8.2 mi
- Ratio: 8.4 mi
- Fossil Point: 12.7 mi
- Chaffin Ranch Geyser: 14.7 mi
- Trough Spring: 6.7 mi
- Mud Spring: 11.0 mi
- Mineral Spring: 11.1 mi
- Cow Spring: 11.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 12.6 mi
- Sego Rock Art Cliff: 17.1 mi
- Klondike Bluffs: 21.2 mi
- Tower Arch: 21.4 mi
- Parallel Arch: 21.5 mi
- Marching Man: 21.8 mi
- Tenmile Point Arch: 18.5 mi
- Hey Joe Arch: 21.2 mi
- Double O Arch: 24.1 mi
- Private Arch: 24.3 mi
- Navajo Arch: 24.9 mi
- Pearl Baker Park: 8.0 mi
- O.K. Anderson Park: 8.0 mi
- White Wash Sand Dunes OHV Area: 11.1 mi
- In Memory of William Louis "Bill" Thompson: 6.1 mi
- Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 22.9 mi
- Spanish Trail Silhouettes: 6.3 mi
- Elements: 8.2 mi
- Crescent Junction Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Thompson Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
- Swasey's Beach: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Solitude. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Road Ridge | NE 36° | 2,897 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pioche Point | NE 39° | 2,894 m | 20.7 mi |
| Roan Peaks | NE 39° | 2,873 m | 20.6 mi |
| Wilcox Point | NE 34° | 2,858 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bear Trap Knoll | NNE 19° | 2,765 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Elliott | NW 316° | 2,177 m | 21.6 mi |
| Book Point | ENE 78° | 2,080 m | 13.7 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NW 314° | 2,080 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 74 | 81 | 78 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moab Canyonland AP, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
WikidataDay trips start here
- Arches National Park · 28 mi
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