Winter Quarters
Winter Quarters is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,460 m. South Tent Mountain stands 3,434 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Elbow, a peak 5.6 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 1.3 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
ghost town in Carbon County, Utah
What the record says
- Founded
- 1879
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 12.9 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 16.9 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Electric Lake Overlook Scenic Byway Sign · 8 mi
- Devil's Kitchen Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook · 28 mi
- Utah Lake Overlook · 29 mi
135 named places within 25 miles
- The Elbow: 5.6 mi
- Monument Peak: 7.4 mi
- Pine Crown Peak: 10.0 mi
- Candland Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Towhead: 12.0 mi
- Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
- Starvation Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Hilltop Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
- Price Canyon Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
- Iven R. Cox Lions Park: 14.8 mi
- Hale: 6.3 mi
- Consumers: 6.8 mi
- Connellsville: 7.5 mi
- National: 7.5 mi
- Coal City: 9.9 mi
- Mill Canyon Spring: 9.8 mi
- Gordan Falls: 13.7 mi
- Little Bear Spring: 19.6 mi
- Slab Pile Spring: 20.0 mi
- Buggy Wheel Spring: 20.2 mi
- Steam Engine Boiler: 9.5 mi
- Settlement of Fairview: 14.8 mi
- Soldier Summit Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Historic Marker: 17.7 mi
- Given Family Massacre: 18.0 mi
- Fairview Museum of History and Art: 14.7 mi
- Western Mining and Railroad Museum: 17.8 mi
- The Helper Museum: 17.9 mi
- Bryner Pioneer Museum: 21.8 mi
- Prehistoric Museum: 21.9 mi
- Pleasant Valley Point: 8.0 mi
- Bull Point: 11.8 mi
- The Steeps: 13.3 mi
- Red Cliff: 14.8 mi
- Mammoth Discovery Site: 10.1 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 14.8 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 16.0 mi
- Historic CONOCO Station: 17.9 mi
- Jesus Christ: 17.9 mi
- Magnus Arch: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winter Quarters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Tent Mountain | SSW 202° | 3,434 m | 24.4 mi |
| North Tent Mountain | SSW 204° | 3,414 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lowry Top | SSW 199° | 3,396 m | 21.5 mi |
| Little Mountain | SSW 200° | 3,332 m | 24.2 mi |
| East Mountain | S 185° | 3,272 m | 17.0 mi |
| Monument Peak | S 175° | 3,176 m | 7.4 mi |
| Candland Mountain | S 186° | 3,153 m | 10.9 mi |
| Seeley Mountain | S 186° | 3,145 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
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 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scofield-skyline Mine, 3 mi away.
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