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Peerless

Ghost town · Carbon County, Utah

Castle Gate quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Castle Gate quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Peerless is a ghost town in Carbon County, Utah. It is one of 20 former communities in Carbon County on the federal names register. No county in Utah has more among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Peerless was established in 1916, in the early 20th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Peerless as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.6942° N, 110.9111° W.

Key facts

Founded1916
Elevation6,450 ft
Nearest living townHelper, UT
Distance to it2.8 miles
Coordinates39.69417, -110.91111

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What's there now

Peerless is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Helper, UT (population 2,680), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,450 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Filled-in mine entrance at Peerless, Utah.
Filled-in mine entrance at Peerless, Utah. · The Raptor You rang?/My mistakes; I mean, er, contributions / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Peerless?

Peerless is in Carbon County, Utah, at 39.6942, -110.9111.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

Carbon County, Utah has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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