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Victor

Victor from directly overhead

Victor is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,685 m. Gentry Mountain stands 3,082 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Lake, a ghost town 4.0 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

ghost town Castle Valley Emery County, Utah, United States

What the record says

Founded
1910

How to reach it

Coordinates39.40140, -110.71600

101 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
  • The Nipple: 7.8 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 7.8 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 8.0 mi
  • Big Hill: 8.5 mi
  • The Rocks: 8.6 mi
Parks: 24
  • Desert Lake Waterfowl Management Area: 4.6 mi
  • Cleveland Park: 8.4 mi
  • Wellington Park And Playground: 9.7 mi
  • Rose Park: 14.0 mi
  • South Park: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Springs: 11
  • Clay Seep: 6.1 mi
  • Staker Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Mud Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Bob Hill Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Joe Jensen Spring: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Nine Mile Canyon Kiosk: 9.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Footprint: 16.7 mi
  • Hamburger Rocks: 18.9 mi
  • Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel: 19.2 mi
  • Historic CONOCO Station: 20.7 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Horse Canyon Rest Area: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus Christ: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Victor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gentry MountainWNW 292°3,082 m22.5 mi
Patmos HeadENE 72°2,994 m22.4 mi
Star PointWNW 296°2,926 m20.5 mi
Cedar MountainSSE 162°2,335 m16.7 mi
Cedar Mountain KnollSE 145°2,255 m15.3 mi
Bob Hill KnollS 177°2,233 m13.1 mi
Wimmer KnollSSE 164°2,181 m11.0 mi
Flattop MountainSE 126°2,174 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice05:5720:1420:54
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:4016:2117:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222940475665716961483323
Precip in0.70.60.60.60.90.60.61.01.21.10.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wellington 3 E, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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