Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · San Juan County, Utah

Hite

Ranger District in Utah, United States.

Record

About Hite

Historic Hite is a flooded ghost town at the north end of Lake Powell along the Colorado River in western San Juan County, Utah, United States. Lake Powell and all of its other points of interest are in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, managed by the National Park Service and available to the public for recreation.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Hite, 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 Hite is

USGS topographic map around Hite
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

9 historic USGS maps cover Hite

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.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Hite

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Hite, Utah": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q5871880.
  3. USGS GNIS 1455095.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).