West Portal
West Portal is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,277 m. East Provo Peak stands 3,366 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Graveyard Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
ghost town in the Wasatch Range in the Uinta National Forest in the Utah County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 23.8 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 25.5 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook · 27 mi
- Utah Lake Overlook · 29 mi
- Santaquin Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fifth Water: 2.1 mi
- Two Tom Hill: 2.7 mi
- Timber Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Doe Knoll: 6.0 mi
- Peak 7993: 6.3 mi
- Strawberry Bay Recreation Complex: 4.6 mi
- Soldier Creek Recreation Complex: 10.5 mi
- Soldier Creek Dam Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
- Diamond Battle Historical Monument: 12.0 mi
- Jolley's Ranch: 12.8 mi
- Graveyard Spring: 1.2 mi
- Kweeyahgut Spring: 2.3 mi
- Fifth Water Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
- Shingle Mill Spring: 6.8 mi
- Bull Spring: 7.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Group 1A: 9.6 mi
- City Pavilion: 12.8 mi
- Creekside Pavilion: 12.8 mi
- Jolley's Church Pavilion: 12.9 mi
- World Map: 21.4 mi
- BYU Letters: 21.8 mi
- Juno: 21.9 mi
- Resurrection: 21.9 mi
- Christina: 21.9 mi
- Mapleton Heritage Museum: 17.5 mi
- Springville Museum of Art: 18.9 mi
- Daughters Of Utah Pioneer Museum-Historical Society: 19.0 mi
- Legends Motorcycle Museum: 20.6 mi
- BYU Museum of Art: 21.9 mi
- Soldier Summit Historical Marker: 18.4 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers No. 83 - Pioneer Cemetery: 20.7 mi
- Gollum's Cave Memoriam: 20.8 mi
- Icelandic Monument: 21.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Dryfall: 9.8 mi
- Ford Falls: 20.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 21.9 mi
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 22.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 22.3 mi
- Red Ledge: 11.5 mi
- The Jumpoff: 15.8 mi
- Red Ledge: 17.3 mi
- White Ledge: 19.9 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 21.4 mi
- Strawberry River Day Use Area: 12.1 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 14.6 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 15.9 mi
- Spanish Fork Cross: 19.2 mi
- The "Y": 20.4 mi
- McDonald Building Green Space: 21.8 mi
- North Park Neighborhood Garden: 22.4 mi
- Cambridge Courts Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- University Parkway Bridge Xeriscape Garden: 23.4 mi
- Aston Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Mill Fork: 14.0 mi
- Thistle: 17.6 mi
- Soldier Summit: 18.3 mi
- Colton: 24.7 mi
- Diamond Arch: 9.8 mi
- Magnus Arch: 14.3 mi
- Rock Arch: 18.2 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Lower Hobble Creek Wildlife Management Area: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of West Portal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Provo Peak | WNW 291° | 3,366 m | 16.7 mi |
| Provo Peak | WNW 290° | 3,355 m | 17.2 mi |
| Freedom Peak | WNW 294° | 3,270 m | 17.0 mi |
| Shingle Mill Peak | WNW 296° | 3,253 m | 17.1 mi |
| Corral Mountain | WNW 286° | 3,177 m | 16.7 mi |
| Currant Creek Peak | NNE 15° | 3,175 m | 15.5 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | ESE 119° | 3,125 m | 16.1 mi |
| Strawberry North Summit | ESE 118° | 3,117 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:18 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spanish FK PWR House, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
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