Blacks Fork Ghost Town

Summit County, Utah40.9714, -110.5870

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
25 miMountain View, WY
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Elevation
8,850 ft2,697 m
Illustration of a mountain landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Blacks Fork. No free-licensed photo yet.

Blacks Fork, in Summit County, Utah, is a ghost town. It lies at about 8,850 feet above sea level. It was founded in 1870.

On the map

20 mi40 miEvanstonLymanKamasFrancisOakleyCoalvilleMountain ViewBlacks Fork
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Blacks Fork. 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 Mountain View, WY, about 25 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Millcreek, UT, 68 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Piedmont17 mi north
  2. Bear River City20 mi northwest
  3. Wahsatch32 mi northwest
  4. Castle Rock33 mi west
  5. Emory38 mi west
  6. Grass Creek38 mi west
  7. Rockport44 mi west
  8. Linwood49 mi east

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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Wasatch National Forest. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Moon Lake.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Moon Lake station (USC00425815), 29 miles away.

Facts

LocationSummit County, Utah
Coordinates40.97140, -110.58700
Elevation8,850 ft (2,697 m)
Founded1870
Also known asBlacks Fork, Utah, Blacks Fork Commissary, Blacks Fork, UT
SourcesWikidata Q4923331 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Blacks Fork ghost town?

In Summit County, Utah, at 40.9714, -110.5870. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Mountain View, WY, about 25 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Millcreek, UT, 68 miles away.

Can you visit Blacks Fork?

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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Wasatch National Forest. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Blacks Fork?

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Moon Lake.

Are there other ghost towns near Blacks Fork?

Yes. Piedmont (17 mi), Bear River City (20 mi), Wahsatch (32 mi), Castle Rock (33 mi).

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