Wattis Ghost Town

Carbon County, Utah39.5302, -111.0171

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
12 miCarbonville, UT
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Elevation
7,460 ft2,273 m
Illustration of a mountain landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Wattis. No free-licensed photo yet.

Wattis, in Carbon County, Utah, is a ghost town. It lies at about 7,460 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miPriceMount PleasantHelperHuntingtonWellingtonCastle DaleWattis
  • BLM
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Wattis. 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 Carbonville, UT, about 12 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Provo, UT, 60 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Hiawatha3.2 mi south
  2. Mohrland6.2 mi south
  3. Coal City9.4 mi north
  4. National11 mi north
  5. Consumers12 mi north
  6. Connellsville12 mi northwest
  7. Standardville13 mi north
  8. Latuda13 mi north

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: Price 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

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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), 18 miles away.

Facts

LocationCarbon County, Utah
Coordinates39.53024, -111.01711
Elevation7,460 ft (2,273 m)
Also known asWattis, Utah, Wattis, UT
SourcesWikidata Q63490511 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Wattis ghost town?

In Carbon County, Utah, at 39.5302, -111.0171. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Carbonville, UT, about 12 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Provo, UT, 60 miles away.

Can you visit Wattis?

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: Price Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Wattis?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Wattis?

Yes. Hiawatha (3.2 mi), Mohrland (6.2 mi), Coal City (9.4 mi), National (11 mi).

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