Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:49 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:36 am – 4:55 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 5°F7 in of rain a year, on about 21 dayswettest month September16 in of snow a year, on about 9 days73 days above 90°F, 170 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ouray 4ne station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsOuray National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.8 mi · 8,167 acresAshley National Forestnational forest · 18.9 mi · 1,282,440 acresUtah Field House Natuarl History State Parkstate park · 20.4 miDinosaur National Monumentnational monument · 23.9 mi · 52,673 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 20 Mar 199535 mi away, near Rangely, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 Sep 202524 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowUintah County, UT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025213 of 365 days measured148 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Uintah County monitors, UT
Drinking waterAshley Valley Water and Sewer IDserves 13,835 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,759 ft1,451 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAshley Regional Medical Center20.6 miFire stationOuray National Wildlife Refuge Fire Station5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVernal Regional Airport VEL19 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC135 miUS highwayUS 19113 miCoachVernalSalt Lake Express20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84030 ZIP area.
