Rainbow Ghost Town

Uintah County, Utah39.8439, -109.1854

Can you visit?

Tribal land

Uintah And Ouray Reservation · Ask the tribe first

Nearest town
27 miRangely, CO
Mild months
Apr–Oct6 of 12
Elevation
6,180 ft1,883 m
Illustration of a mountain landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Rainbow. No free-licensed photo yet.

Rainbow, in Uintah County, Utah, is a ghost town. It lies at about 6,180 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miRangelyRainbow
  • Tribal

Star: Rainbow. 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 Rangely, CO, about 27 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 62 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Dragon7.2 mi southeast
  2. Cedarview58 mi northwest
  3. Carpenter59 mi southeast
  4. Cisco61 mi south
  5. Harper62 mi west
  6. Sego62 mi southwest
  7. Cross Mountain63 mi northeast
  8. Cameo67 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

Tribal land: Uintah And Ouray Reservation

This spot is inside Uintah And Ouray Reservation. Tribal nations set their own rules for visitors, and some parcels inside a reservation are privately owned, so contact the tribe before you go. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Vernal Field Office. 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

0°20°40°60°80°100°3014Jan3720Feb5029Mar6035Apr7144May8354Jun9161Jul8859Aug7750Sep6138Oct4527Nov3216DecJan: 0.8 inFeb: 0.8 inMar: 0.9 inApr: 1.1 inMay: 1.2 inJun: 0.8 inJul: 0.7 inAug: 0.9 inSep: 1.3 inOct: 1.3 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, August to October, judging by NOAA normals from Dinosaur 2 E. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Dinosaur 2 E station (USW00094082), 30 miles away. About 11.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationUintah County, Utah
Coordinates39.84386, -109.18539
Elevation6,180 ft (1,883 m)
Also known asRainbow, Utah, Rainbow Ghost Town
SourcesWikidata Q133809612 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Rainbow ghost town?

In Uintah County, Utah, at 39.8439, -109.1854. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Rangely, CO, about 27 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 62 miles away.

Can you visit Rainbow?

Tribal land. This spot is inside Uintah And Ouray Reservation. Tribal nations set their own rules for visitors, and some parcels inside a reservation are privately owned, so contact the tribe before you go. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Vernal Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Rainbow?

Mild months here run April to June, August to October, judging by NOAA normals from Dinosaur 2 E. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Rainbow?

Yes. Dragon (7.2 mi).

More ghost towns in Utah

All 137 ghost towns in Utah · Ghost towns near Moab · Ghost towns near Grand Junction