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Woodside

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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. 81 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

Coordinates39.26556, -110.34889

Overlooks nearby

81 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
  • 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
Springs: 17
  • 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
Attractions: 11
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 4
  • 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
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Horse Canyon Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Swasey's Beach: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Patmos HeadN 6°2,994 m16.4 mi
Range Valley MountainNNE 12°2,989 m20.5 mi
Slough Canyon PointENE 72°2,676 m24.8 mi
Flat TopNE 35°2,644 m21.0 mi
Cedar MountainWSW 246°2,335 m15.9 mi
Cedar Mountain KnollWSW 254°2,255 m11.4 mi
Bob Hill KnollW 259°2,233 m19.2 mi
Wimmer KnollW 266°2,181 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5819:34
June solstice05:5620:1220:52
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3816:2017:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342485767747264513930
Precip in1.10.91.41.31.40.81.21.62.01.40.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunnyside City, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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