Dewey, Utah

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Dewey, Utah
Ghost town
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Dewey
Coordinates: 38°48′37″N109°18′06″W / 38.81028°N 109.30167°W / 38.81028; -109.30167
Country United States
State Utah
County Grand
Founded1880s
Abandoned1916
Elevation
[2]
4,140 ft (1,262 m)
GNIS feature ID1437546 [2]

Dewey is a ghost town in along the Colorado River in southeastern Grand County, Utah, United States. [2]

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Description

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

Climate data for Dewey, Utah (1991-2020 normals, 1967-2004 extremes)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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

References

  1. ↑ Willis Thomas Lee, Ralph Walter Stone, Hoyt Stoddard Gale, Guidebook of the Western United States, 1916, p. 109
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dewey
  3. ↑ 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 ]
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved May 12, 2025.

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