Dewey, Utah
Dewey, Utah | |
|---|---|
  Dewey  Dewey | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′37″N 109°18′06″W / 38.81028°N 109.30167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Grand |
| Founded | 1880s |
| Abandoned | 1916 |
| Elevation | 4,140 ft (1,262 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437546[2] |
Dewey is a ghost town in along the Colorado River in southeastern Grand County, Utah, United States.[2]
Description
[edit]Originally named Kingsferry, it began in the 1880s when Samuel King built and operated a ferry across the Colorado River (but then known as the Grand River) at its confluence with the Dolores River. A small community soon developed around the ferry, although it never grew large.[3] The town served as a ferry crossing until the Dewey Bridge was constructed in 1916.[4]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Dewey, Utah (1991-2020 normals, 1967-2004 extremes) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) |
73 (23) |
84 (29) |
95 (35) |
105 (41) |
111 (44) |
114 (46) |
110 (43) |
107 (42) |
94 (34) |
80 (27) |
71 (22) |
114 (46) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 42.2 (5.7) |
52.0 (11.1) |
64.5 (18.1) |
72.9 (22.7) |
83.1 (28.4) |
95.1 (35.1) |
100.9 (38.3) |
98.1 (36.7) |
89.7 (32.1) |
74.2 (23.4) |
57.4 (14.1) |
44.0 (6.7) |
72.8 (22.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.0 (−1.7) |
37.8 (3.2) |
47.6 (8.7) |
54.8 (12.7) |
64.3 (17.9) |
74.1 (23.4) |
80.4 (26.9) |
78.2 (25.7) |
68.9 (20.5) |
54.2 (12.3) |
40.7 (4.8) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
55.0 (12.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.8 (−9.0) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
36.7 (2.6) |
45.4 (7.4) |
53.1 (11.7) |
59.9 (15.5) |
58.3 (14.6) |
48.2 (9.0) |
34.1 (1.2) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
37.3 (2.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −25 (−32) |
−24 (−31) |
4 (−16) |
15 (−9) |
24 (−4) |
33 (1) |
42 (6) |
30 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
9 (−13) |
−5 (−21) |
−13 (−25) |
−25 (−32) |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ Willis Thomas Lee, Ralph Walter Stone, Hoyt Stoddard Gale, Guidebook of the Western United States, 1916, p. 109
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dewey
- ^ Firmage, Richard A. (Jan 1996). A History of Grand County (PDF). Utah Centennial County History Series. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society. pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-913738-03-4. Retrieved 15 Jul 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
External links
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