Abandoned Record
About Eagle City
Eagle City is a ghost town located in Garfield County, Utah, United States. Nestled in Bromide Basin, high in the remote Henry Mountains of southern Utah, it was a gold mining camp.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Eagle City, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Eagle City is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Eagle City
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1885 San Rafael sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1952 Mount Ellen 4 SW sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1952 Bull Mountain sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Salina sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Salina sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Salina sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Hanksville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Raggy Canyon sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Eagle City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Eagle City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Eagle City, Utah": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5325046.
- USGS GNIS 1435476.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).