Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:47 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:37 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 10°F9 in of rain a year, on about 24 dayswettest month September20 in of snow a year, on about 15 days42 days above 90°F, 173 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vernal Municipal Ap station, 2 mi away; snow from Vernal
Nearby landmarksUtah Field House Of Natural History Museumvisitor center · under a mileVernal Area Chamber of Commercevisitor center · 1.2 miUtah State University Uintah Basin Vernalcollege · 2.9 miSteinaker Reservoirreservoir · 3.7 miBurns Bench Reservoirreservoir · 4.3 miBuckskin Hillspeak · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUtah Field House Natuarl History State Parkstate park · under a mileFairgrounds Parkpark · 1.0 miAshley Valley Softball Fields And Freestone Legacy Walking Parkpark · 1.8 miVernal Game Farmstate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 82 acresAshley National Forestnational forest · 9.5 mi · 1,282,440 acresDinosaur National Monumentnational monument · 11.9 mi · 52,673 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 30 Sep 197749 mi away, near Altamont, UtahMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 Sep 202510 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 waterVernal City Water Systemserves 10,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,257 ft1,602 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAshley Regional Medical Center1.2 miPost officeVernal Post Office1.8 miTown hallVernal City Hallunder a milePoliceVernal Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationVernal Uintah County Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 middle, 1 otherSchoolSplit Mountain Youth Centerunder a mileMiddleVernal Middle School1.9 miMiddleUintah Middle School2.0 miCollegeUtah State University Uintah Basin Vernal2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVernal Regional Airport VEL2.0 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC131 miUS highwayE US Hwy 40under a mileCoachVernalSalt Lake Express3.1 miTransit2 stops within a mileBasin Transit Association (BTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84079 ZIP area.
