Benmore Ghost Town

Tooele County, Utah40.0125, -112.4217

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Wasatch National Forest · Open to visitors

Nearest town
30 miEagle Mountain, UT
Mild months
Apr–Oct5 of 12
Next ghost town
12 miScranton
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Benmore. No free-licensed photo yet.

Benmore is a ghost town in Tooele County, Utah.

On the map

20 mi40 miEagle MountainHerrimanTooelePaysonSantaquinNephiBenmore
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Benmore. 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 Eagle Mountain, UT, about 30 miles northeast in a straight line.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Scranton12 mi east
  2. Knight13 mi east
  3. Ajax15 mi north
  4. Mammoth17 mi east
  5. Silver City17 mi southeast
  6. Knightsville17 mi east
  7. Homansville18 mi east
  8. Diamond19 mi southeast

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

Who owns the land

National Forest: Wasatch National Forest

PAD-US places this spot on Wasatch National Forest, land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

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°3912Jan4416Feb5224Mar5829Apr6936May8145Jun9053Jul8851Aug7942Sep6430Oct5020Nov3912DecJan: 0.8 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 1.0 inApr: 1.1 inMay: 1.3 inJun: 0.7 inJul: 0.7 inAug: 0.7 inSep: 0.8 inOct: 1.1 inNov: 0.8 inDec: 0.8 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Vernon. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Vernon station (USC00429133), 5.8 miles away. About 10.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationTooele County, Utah
Coordinates40.01250, -112.42167
SourcesWikidata Q48851907 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Benmore ghost town?

In Tooele County, Utah, at 40.0125, -112.4217. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Eagle Mountain, UT, about 30 miles northeast in a straight line.

Can you visit Benmore?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Wasatch National Forest, land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Benmore?

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Vernon. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Benmore?

Yes. Scranton (12 mi), Knight (13 mi), Ajax (15 mi), Mammoth (17 mi).

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