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Porterville

Porterville from directly overhead

Porterville is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,571 m. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mahogany Ridge, a peak 3.2 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway runs past it.

About

The story

Unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah, United States.

Dates from 1859.

Wikidata Q7231702, matched on coordinates and name (55 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1986
Inscription
Porterville was settled by the members of the Porter family. Sanford Porter Jr., while on duty as a scout in 1857-58, rode into a canyon so rocky and difficult to travel that he named it Hardscrabble....
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.98091, -111.67817
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 60
Picnic sites
  • Village Green: 11.1 mi
  • Mueller Park: 11.5 mi
  • Group Site 19: 11.5 mi
  • Group Site 17: 11.5 mi
  • Group Site 18: 11.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 56
  • Snow Horse: 10.8 mi
  • Carousel: 11.3 mi
  • Wild Mouse: 11.3 mi
  • S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Coalville Ledge: 15.0 mi
Museums: 53
  • City of Farmington Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Carriage Hall: 11.1 mi
  • Miniature Circus / Toy & Doll Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Dr. Dunford's Dentist Office: 11.1 mi
  • Post Office: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 47
Springs: 29
Nature reserves: 5
  • East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
  • Legacy Nature Reserve: 12.1 mi
  • H-Rock Open Space: 18.7 mi
  • The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve: 20.4 mi
  • Fife Wetland Preserve: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Anderson Cove Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Cemetery Point Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Pelican Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Middle Inlet Beach: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Industrial Arch: 16.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Porterville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thurston PeakNW2,954 m11.4 mi
Francis PeakWNW2,904 m9.1 mi
Snow Horse RidgeWNW2,893 m10.6 mi
Grandview PeakSSW2,866 m9.7 mi
De Moisy PeakNW2,847 m17.5 mi
Lewis PeakSE2,837 m13.5 mi
Bountiful PeakW2,823 m7.4 mi
Sessions Mountain (west)SSW2,822 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5620:2121:03
September equinox07:1518:4919:26
December solstice07:4916:1817:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253039465563727061483625
Precip in1.81.41.81.71.81.20.60.71.31.41.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morgan, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/444102735

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