Solitude Ghost Town

Grand County, Utah38.9591, -110.0196

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Moab Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
37 miMoab, UT
Mild months
Mar–Oct5 of 12
Elevation
4,400 ft1,342 m
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Solitude. No free-licensed photo yet.

Solitude, in Grand County, Utah, is a ghost town. It lies at about 4,400 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miMoabSolitude
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Solitude. 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 Moab, UT, about 37 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 78 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Floy5.1 mi southeast
  2. Sego18 mi east
  3. Woodside28 mi northwest
  4. Cisco38 mi east
  5. Dewey40 mi east
  6. Castleton45 mi southeast
  7. Victor48 mi northwest
  8. Miners Basin49 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

BLM land: Moab Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Moab Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. 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°3917Jan4725Feb5932Mar6739Apr7848May9058Jun9666Jul9263Aug8353Sep6840Oct5227Nov3917DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.4 inMar: 0.5 inApr: 0.5 inMay: 0.6 inJun: 0.3 inJul: 0.5 inAug: 0.6 inSep: 0.9 inOct: 0.8 inNov: 0.4 inDec: 0.5 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to May, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Moab Canyonland Ap. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Moab Canyonland Ap station (USW00093075), 20 miles away. About 6.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationGrand County, Utah
Coordinates38.95914, -110.01957
Elevation4,400 ft (1,342 m)
SourcesWikidata Q116686599

Questions

Where is Solitude ghost town?

In Grand County, Utah, at 38.9591, -110.0196. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Moab, UT, about 37 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 78 miles away.

Can you visit Solitude?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Moab Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. 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 Solitude?

Mild months here run March to May, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Moab Canyonland Ap. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Solitude?

Yes. Floy (5.1 mi), Sego (18 mi), Woodside (28 mi), Cisco (38 mi).

More ghost towns in Utah

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