Victor
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. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
ghost town Castle Valley Emery County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1910
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
- 14.0 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 20.6 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
97 named places within 25 miles
- The Nipple: 7.8 mi
- Twin Peaks: 7.8 mi
- Big Hill: 8.5 mi
- The Rocks: 8.6 mi
- The Peaks: 8.7 mi
- 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
- Desert Lake: 4.0 mi
- Mohrland: 16.2 mi
- Kiz: 16.5 mi
- Hiawatha: 16.9 mi
- Wattis: 18.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Bryner Pioneer Museum: 14.5 mi
- Prehistoric Museum: 14.6 mi
- East Carbon City Museum: 18.6 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 20.7 mi
- Museum of the San Rafael: 20.7 mi
- Point of Cedar Mountain: 17.3 mi
- The Red Ledges: 19.0 mi
- The Breaks: 19.1 mi
- Lila Point: 20.1 mi
- The Steeps: 22.9 mi
- Horse Canyon Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Day Use Area - No Camping: 20.2 mi
- Emery County Veterans Memorial: 20.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry Mountain | WNW 292° | 3,082 m | 22.5 mi |
| Patmos Head | ENE 72° | 2,994 m | 22.4 mi |
| Star Point | WNW 296° | 2,926 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,335 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain Knoll | SE 145° | 2,255 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bob Hill Knoll | S 177° | 2,233 m | 13.1 mi |
| Wimmer Knoll | SSE 164° | 2,181 m | 11.0 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SE 126° | 2,174 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wellington 3 E, 9 mi away.
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