Fremont Indian State Park and Museum

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Fremont Indian State Park and Museum is a state park in Utah, US, which interprets archaeological remains of the Fremont culture. The park is located in Sevier County, Utah in the Clear Creek Canyon.

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Rock art at Fremont Indian State Park
Map showing the location of Fremont Indian State Park and Museum
Map showing the location of Fremont Indian State Park and Museum
Location of Fremont Indian State Park and Museum in Utah
Map showing the location of Fremont Indian State Park and Museum
Map showing the location of Fremont Indian State Park and Museum
Fremont Indian State Park and Museum (the United States)
LocationSevier, Utah, United States
Coordinates38°34′39″N 112°20′06″W / 38.57750°N 112.33500°W / 38.57750; -112.33500
Area889 acres (360 ha)[1]
Established1987
Visitors48,540 (in 2022)[2]
OperatorUtah State Parks

The park directly adjoins Interstate 70 as it travels up the Clear Creek Canyon, and thus is highly accessible by auto. The nearest town with full services (motels, etc.) is Richfield. There are campgrounds and RV parks in the area as well.

The site was discovered during the construction of Interstate 70, and thousands of artifacts have been excavated from the ancient village and put on permanent display at the museum there .[3] The museum offers hiking trails and picnic areas.

The Fremont Indians were agriculturalists who lived from about 400 to 1300 in north and central Utah and adjacent parts of Colorado, Idaho, and Nevada. The Fremont are thought to have come from hunter-gatherers who previously lived in this location and were influenced by the Ancestral Puebloans who introduced corn and pottery, making year-round settlements possible.

Climate edit

Fremont Indian State Park has a borderline semi-arid and humid continental climate (Köppen BSk/Dfb), characterized by cold winters, warm-to-hot summers, and high diurnal temperature variation throughout the year.

Climate data for Fremont Indian State Park and Museum, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1988–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 67
(19)
80
(27)
82
(28)
89
(32)
101
(38)
103
(39)
107
(42)
103
(39)
99
(37)
89
(32)
79
(26)
69
(21)
107
(42)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 58.2
(14.6)
62.8
(17.1)
71.5
(21.9)
78.3
(25.7)
86.8
(30.4)
95.3
(35.2)
99.1
(37.3)
96.6
(35.9)
91.4
(33.0)
82.2
(27.9)
70.2
(21.2)
59.7
(15.4)
99.6
(37.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 42.3
(5.7)
46.3
(7.9)
54.9
(12.7)
61.0
(16.1)
70.9
(21.6)
82.7
(28.2)
89.6
(32.0)
87.5
(30.8)
79.5
(26.4)
66.3
(19.1)
52.5
(11.4)
41.8
(5.4)
64.6
(18.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 27.3
(−2.6)
31.3
(−0.4)
38.6
(3.7)
44.2
(6.8)
53.1
(11.7)
62.8
(17.1)
70.3
(21.3)
68.3
(20.2)
59.6
(15.3)
47.4
(8.6)
35.9
(2.2)
26.8
(−2.9)
47.1
(8.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 12.4
(−10.9)
16.2
(−8.8)
22.3
(−5.4)
27.4
(−2.6)
35.2
(1.8)
43.0
(6.1)
51.0
(10.6)
49.0
(9.4)
39.6
(4.2)
28.5
(−1.9)
19.3
(−7.1)
11.7
(−11.3)
29.6
(−1.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −5.3
(−20.7)
−0.6
(−18.1)
8.4
(−13.1)
16.1
(−8.8)
23.5
(−4.7)
30.8
(−0.7)
41.1
(5.1)
40.7
(4.8)
27.6
(−2.4)
15.9
(−8.9)
2.3
(−16.5)
−6.2
(−21.2)
−10.0
(−23.3)
Record low °F (°C) −18
(−28)
−29
(−34)
−6
(−21)
6
(−14)
15
(−9)
20
(−7)
34
(1)
30
(−1)
20
(−7)
−1
(−18)
−13
(−25)
−32
(−36)
−32
(−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.78
(20)
0.97
(25)
0.85
(22)
1.14
(29)
1.19
(30)
0.63
(16)
1.23
(31)
1.30
(33)
1.01
(26)
1.21
(31)
0.88
(22)
0.89
(23)
12.08
(307)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 11.5
(29)
7.9
(20)
5.2
(13)
4.1
(10)
0.3
(0.76)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
1.0
(2.5)
5.4
(14)
9.4
(24)
44.8
(114)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 5.6 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 2.8 6.1 7.5 5.3 5.3 4.4 5.2 67.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 4.3 4.0 3.0 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.1 3.7 19.7
Source: NOAA[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ Utah.com. "Fremont Indian State Park Museum". Utah.com LC. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "Park Visitation Data". Utah State Parks. July 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Weekly Science Quiz: The Fremonts". July 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

External links edit

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