Partoun, Utah
Partoun | |
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 View to the southeast showing Partoun and West Desert High School | |
  Partoun Location of Partoun in the State of Utah  Partoun Partoun (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′36″N 113°53′16″W / 39.64333°N 113.88778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Juab |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Named for | A Scottish town |
| Elevation | 4,800 ft (1,463 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437285[1] |
Partoun /ˈpɑːrtuːn/ is an unincorporated community in Juab County, Utah, United States. It is located in Snake Valley at latitude 39.64661N and longitude -113.88700W with an elevation of 4,818' (1,469m). It was founded in 1949 by the religious group called the Aaronic Order, and named after a town in Scotland.
Partoun is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Partoun is also home to both the West Desert High School[2] and the West Desert Elementary School,[3] even though the website mentions the neighboring community of Trout Creek to the north.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Partoun, Utah (Elevation 4,800ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
74 (23) |
82 (28) |
92 (33) |
100 (38) |
105 (41) |
107 (42) |
105 (41) |
100 (38) |
93 (34) |
78 (26) |
67 (19) |
107 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40.4 (4.7) |
46.6 (8.1) |
55.9 (13.3) |
64.4 (18.0) |
74.4 (23.6) |
85.5 (29.7) |
94.4 (34.7) |
92.0 (33.3) |
82.2 (27.9) |
68.2 (20.1) |
52.4 (11.3) |
41.3 (5.2) |
66.5 (19.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13.7 (−10.2) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
25.8 (−3.4) |
32.4 (0.2) |
40.5 (4.7) |
48.7 (9.3) |
56.1 (13.4) |
54.3 (12.4) |
44.0 (6.7) |
33.2 (0.7) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
14.7 (−9.6) |
33.8 (1.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −23 (−31) |
−29 (−34) |
−2 (−19) |
10 (−12) |
16 (−9) |
21 (−6) |
36 (2) |
31 (−1) |
21 (−6) |
2 (−17) |
−7 (−22) |
−27 (−33) |
−29 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.42 (11) |
0.50 (13) |
0.54 (14) |
0.72 (18) |
0.94 (24) |
0.69 (18) |
0.56 (14) |
0.57 (14) |
0.58 (15) |
0.61 (15) |
0.46 (12) |
0.35 (8.9) |
6.93 (176) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.3 (8.4) |
3.4 (8.6) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.8 (2.0) |
1.9 (4.8) |
11.4 (29) |
| Source: The Western Regional Climate Center[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Partoun
- ^ http://www.tintic.k12.ut.us/schools/westdeserths/[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.tintic.k12.ut.us/schools/westdesertes[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fish Springs 1:100,000 topo map
- ^ "Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Information". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
External links
Media related to Partoun, Utah at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities and communities of Juab County, Utah, United States | ||
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| Indian reservation | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |