Castle Gate, Utah

Castle Gate
Castle Gate spires, near old townsite
Castle Gate spires, near old townsite
Castle Gate is located in the United States
Castle Gate
Castle Gate
Location in the United States
Castle Gate is located in Utah
Castle Gate
Castle Gate
Location in Utah
Coordinates: 39°43′40″N 110°52′03″W / 39.72778°N 110.86750°W / 39.72778; -110.86750
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyCarbon
Founded1886
Abandoned1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Named forRock formation resembling
the gate of a castle
Elevation6,152 ft (1,875 m)
GNIS feature ID1426382[1]

Castle Gate is a ghost town in the western United States, located in Carbon County in eastern Utah. A mining town approximately ninety miles (140 km) southeast of Salt Lake City, its name was derived from a rock formation near the mouth of Price Canyon. This formation features two sheer sandstone walls on either side of the Price River, which appear to open like a giant gate as travelers approach this narrow section of the canyon.