Bear River City Ghost Town

Uinta County, Wyoming41.1730, -110.8700

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.7 miEvanston, WY
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
13 miWahsatch
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Bear River City. No free-licensed photo yet.

Bear River City, in Uinta County, Wyoming, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miEvanstonMorganEast BasinLymanKamasFrancisBear River City
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Bear River City. 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 Evanston, WY, about 7.7 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Layton, UT, 57 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Wahsatch13 mi west
  2. Piedmont13 mi east
  3. Castle Rock17 mi west
  4. Blacks Fork20 mi southeast
  5. Emory24 mi west
  6. Grass Creek26 mi southwest
  7. Argyle36 mi northwest
  8. Rockport39 mi southwest

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

0°20°40°60°80°100°3311Jan3413Feb4421Mar5327Apr6335May7341Jun8148Jul8047Aug7139Sep5830Oct4319Nov3311DecJan: 0.8 inFeb: 0.6 inMar: 0.7 inApr: 1.0 inMay: 1.9 inJun: 1.1 inJul: 0.8 inAug: 1.1 inSep: 1.2 inOct: 1.1 inNov: 1.0 inDec: 0.7 inrain
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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Evanston 1 E.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Evanston 1 E station (USC00483100), 7.6 miles away. About 12.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationUinta County, Wyoming
Coordinates41.17300, -110.87000
Also known asBear River City, Wyoming, Bear River City, WY
SourcesWikidata Q4876555 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Bear River City ghost town?

In Uinta County, Wyoming, at 41.1730, -110.8700. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Evanston, WY, about 7.7 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Layton, UT, 57 miles away.

Can you visit Bear River City?

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 Bear River City?

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Evanston 1 E.

Are there other ghost towns near Bear River City?

Yes. Wahsatch (13 mi), Piedmont (13 mi), Castle Rock (17 mi), Blacks Fork (20 mi).

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