Woodside
Woodside is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,415 m. Patmos Head stands 2,994 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodside Gasoline Ruin, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
ghost town in Emery County, Utah, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1881
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Green River Overlook · 24 mi
- River Overlook · 27 mi
80 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Elliott: 6.3 mi
- Summerville Point: 8.1 mi
- Sugarloaf: 8.3 mi
- Grade Point: 11.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain Knoll: 11.4 mi
- Rio Grande Well: 11.8 mi
- Trail Spring: 16.1 mi
- Squaw Spring: 16.1 mi
- Clay Seep: 18.0 mi
- Bob Hill Spring: 18.2 mi
- Woodside Gasoline Ruin: 0.3 mi
- Petroglyphs: 15.3 mi
- Pictographs: 18.6 mi
- Arch Tower: 19.2 mi
- Ednah Natural Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Lila Point: 13.0 mi
- Beaver Slide Rim: 15.9 mi
- Point of Cedar Mountain: 16.2 mi
- Swasey's Leap: 20.0 mi
- Cedar Mountain Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
- O.K. Anderson Park: 21.2 mi
- Pearl Baker Park: 21.4 mi
- Desert Lake Waterfowl Management Area: 24.7 mi
- East Carbon City Museum: 19.6 mi
- John Wesley Powell River History Museum: 21.8 mi
- Elements: 21.3 mi
- Spanish Trail Silhouettes: 22.4 mi
- Victor: 21.7 mi
- Desert Lake: 24.3 mi
- Horse Canyon Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Swasey's Beach: 16.4 mi
- Day Use Area - No Camping: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodside. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patmos Head | N 6° | 2,994 m | 16.4 mi |
| Range Valley Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,989 m | 20.5 mi |
| Slough Canyon Point | ENE 72° | 2,676 m | 24.8 mi |
| Flat Top | NE 35° | 2,644 m | 21.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,335 m | 15.9 mi |
| Cedar Mountain Knoll | WSW 254° | 2,255 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bob Hill Knoll | W 259° | 2,233 m | 19.2 mi |
| Wimmer Knoll | W 266° | 2,181 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunnyside City, 20 mi away.
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