Spring Canyon
Spring Canyon is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,027 m. East Mountain stands 3,272 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Standardville, a ghost town 0.8 miles away. Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper passes 2.7 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
ghost town in Carbon County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1912
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 2.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 24.8 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
Overlooks nearby
89 named places within 25 miles
- Matts Summit: 7.7 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 7.8 mi
- The Elbow: 11.7 mi
- Indian Head: 12.0 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 12.1 mi
- Standardville: 0.8 mi
- Peerless: 0.8 mi
- Latuda: 1.4 mi
- Rains: 2.3 mi
- Mutual: 2.7 mi
- Historic Helper Main Street Park: 3.7 mi
- City Park: 3.9 mi
- Price Canyon Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Spring Glen Park: 4.6 mi
- Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Historic CONOCO Station: 3.8 mi
- Nine Mile Canyon Kiosk: 16.6 mi
- Mammoth Discovery Site: 19.8 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 22.2 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 23.2 mi
- Western Mining and Railroad Museum: 3.7 mi
- The Helper Museum: 3.8 mi
- Prehistoric Museum: 9.3 mi
- Bryner Pioneer Museum: 9.4 mi
- Bull Point: 3.9 mi
- Roan Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Pleasant Valley Point: 14.5 mi
- The Steeps: 15.1 mi
- Historic Marker: 3.8 mi
- Steam Engine Boiler: 14.3 mi
- Soldier Summit Historical Marker: 17.7 mi
- Gordan Falls: 6.3 mi
- Mill Canyon Spring: 14.2 mi
- Truck Spring: 24.5 mi
- Jesus Christ: 3.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Mountain | SW 225° | 3,272 m | 22.3 mi |
| Monument Peak | WSW 246° | 3,176 m | 15.0 mi |
| Candland Mountain | WSW 238° | 3,153 m | 18.2 mi |
| Seeley Mountain | SW 229° | 3,145 m | 20.9 mi |
| Towhead | WSW 248° | 3,129 m | 22.8 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | N 352° | 3,125 m | 23.9 mi |
| Strawberry North Summit | N 352° | 3,117 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gentry Mountain | SW 219° | 3,082 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 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, 11 mi away.
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