Historic site · Utah
Abandoned School Bus
Abandoned School Bus is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,296 m. Deseret Peak stands 3,362 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Delle, a ghost town 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.75880, -112.78009
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Peak 6570: 5.6 mi
- Hastings Benchmark: 6.1 mi
- Lone Rock: 6.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Black Knoll: 6.3 mi
Springs: 13
- Big Spring: 7.1 mi
- Muskrat Spring: 9.4 mi
- Magpie Canyon Spring: 16.0 mi
- Pope Canyon Spring: 16.3 mi
- Shanty Spring: 16.9 mi
Parks: 9
- Lincoln Highway Memorial Park: 19.0 mi
- Grantsville Fort Historic Marker: 19.4 mi
- LDS Stake Park: 20.1 mi
- Grantsville City Park: 20.3 mi
- LDS Stake Park: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Poverty Point: 3.6 mi
- Dead Cow Point: 5.6 mi
- Morgan Point: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Grassy Mountain West Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Grassy Mountain East Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
- Pink Playa Shark: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Iosepa Monument: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Abandoned School Bus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deseret Peak | SSE 159° | 3,362.2 m | 22.2 mi |
| South Medina | SSE 157° | 3,256.8 m | 20.4 mi |
| East Deseret Peak | SSE 158° | 3,253.4 m | 22.5 mi |
| North Deseret Peak | SSE 159° | 3,208 m | 21.8 mi |
| North Medina | SSE 156° | 3,206.8 m | 19.8 mi |
| Little Pole Canyon Peak | SSE 156° | 3,114.1 m | 19.4 mi |
| Pockets Peak | SSE 158° | 3,087.3 m | 21.0 mi |
| Indian Hickman Peak | SSE 157° | 3,085.2 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:25 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:24 | 17:07 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grantsville 2W, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/964395670
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- Tooele · 30 mi
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