Rains Ghost Town

Carbon County, Utah39.7094, -110.9632

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5.7 miHelper, UT
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Elevation
7,010 ft2,138 m
Rains, Utah
Photo: Russell Lee, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Rains is an abandoned town in Carbon County, Utah. It lies at about 7,010 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miPriceMount PleasantHuntingtonMoroniWellingtonEast CarbonRains
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Rains. 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 Helper, UT, about 5.7 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Provo, UT, 52 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Mutual0.5 mi northwest
  2. Latuda1 mi southeast
  3. Standardville1.7 mi southeast
  4. Spring Canyon2.3 mi east
  5. Peerless3 mi east
  6. Coal City4.1 mi southwest
  7. National4.9 mi west
  8. Royal5.1 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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Scofield Dam.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Scofield Dam station (USC00427724), 9.8 miles away.

Facts

LocationCarbon County, Utah
Coordinates39.70941, -110.96322
Elevation7,010 ft (2,138 m)
Also known asRains, Utah, Rains, UT
SourcesWikidata Q99224663

Questions

Where is Rains ghost town?

In Carbon County, Utah, at 39.7094, -110.9632. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Helper, UT, about 5.7 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Provo, UT, 52 miles away.

Can you visit Rains?

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 Rains?

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Scofield Dam.

Are there other ghost towns near Rains?

Yes. Mutual (0.5 mi), Latuda (1 mi), Standardville (1.7 mi), Spring Canyon (2.3 mi).

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