Widtsoe
Widtsoe is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,318 m. Mount Dutton stands 3,366 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Creek Top, a peak 5.1 miles away. Journey Through Time Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
ghost town in Garfield County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1908
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mossy Cave · 13 mi
- Powell Point Vista · 16 mi
- Ledge Point · 18 mi
133 named places within 25 miles
- Horse Creek Top: 5.1 mi
- Barney Top: 7.4 mi
- Griffin Top: 7.7 mi
- Flake Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Griffin Point: 9.5 mi
- Old Mill Site: 10.6 mi
- Old Cabin: 11.3 mi
- Turret Arch: 13.2 mi
- Little Windows: 13.2 mi
- Mossy Cave Trail Overlook: 13.3 mi
- Mud Springs Point: 7.5 mi
- Table Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Shakespear Point: 11.9 mi
- Casto Bluff: 12.7 mi
- South Rim: 13.5 mi
- Paradise Spring: 8.4 mi
- Garden Spring: 12.3 mi
- Stump Spring: 12.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 17.7 mi
- Pole Spring: 17.7 mi
- Pink Cliffs Village: 12.9 mi
- Bryce Canyon City Park: 13.9 mi
- Red Canyon: 18.6 mi
- Escalante City Park: 22.0 mi
- Otter Creek State Park: 23.1 mi
- Upper Barker Day-Use Area: 10.9 mi
- Day-Use Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- CCC Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Whiteman Bench Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Osiris: 13.3 mi
- Georgetown: 20.8 mi
- Johnson Ranch: 21.7 mi
- Hillsdale: 22.5 mi
- Clay Creek Group Site: 6.5 mi
- Old Wagon: 23.3 mi
- Bryce Wildlife Adventure: 14.3 mi
- Escalante Heritage Center: 23.3 mi
- Tropic Ditch Falls: 13.2 mi
- Pines Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Smokey: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Widtsoe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dutton | NW 317° | 3,366 m | 17.8 mi |
| Griffin Top | NE 49° | 3,274 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Pierson | NW 323° | 3,244 m | 18.4 mi |
| Barney Top | ESE 123° | 3,184 m | 7.4 mi |
| Adams Head | WNW 301° | 3,171 m | 13.5 mi |
| Griffin Point | ENE 74° | 3,164 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | NW 309° | 3,160 m | 15.3 mi |
| Roger Peak | ENE 63° | 3,078 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryce Canyon AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Bryce Canyon National Park · 20 mi
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