Asay Ghost Town

Garfield County, Utah37.5856, -112.4820

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
17 miPanguitch, UT
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Next ghost town
11 miHillsdale
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Asay. No free-licensed photo yet.

Asay is an abandoned town in Garfield County, Utah.

On the map

20 mi40 miCedar CityEnochKanabParowanPanguitchAsay
  • BLM
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Asay. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Panguitch, UT, about 17 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is St. George, UT, 70 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Hillsdale11 mi northeast
  2. Johnson Ranch19 mi east
  3. Georgetown24 mi east
  4. Widtsoe32 mi northeast
  5. Johnson35 mi south
  6. Paria37 mi southeast
  7. Northrop41 mi southwest
  8. Osiris41 mi northeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

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Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Hatch. Snow is normal from October to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Hatch station (USC00423776), 5.2 miles away. About 13.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationGarfield County, Utah
Coordinates37.58560, -112.48200
Also known asAsay, Utah
SourcesWikidata Q4803662 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Asay ghost town?

In Garfield County, Utah, at 37.5856, -112.4820. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Panguitch, UT, about 17 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is St. George, UT, 70 miles away.

Can you visit Asay?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Asay?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Hatch. Snow is normal from October to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Asay?

Yes. Hillsdale (11 mi), Johnson Ranch (19 mi), Georgetown (24 mi), Widtsoe (32 mi).

More ghost towns in Utah

All 137 ghost towns in Utah · Ghost towns near St. George