Scofield
Winter Quarters Disaster
State: Utah
County: Carbon County
Founded: 1879
Abandoned: Semi-ghost
Peak Population: 2,000
Scofield (including the adjacent ghost town of Winter Quarters) was a major coal camp. On May 1, 1900, a massive explosion killed 200 miners in the worst disaster in Utah history. Scofield is now a quiet semi-ghost with a haunting cemetery full of 1900 headstones.
Plan Your Visit
Best Time: Summer/Fall
Difficulty: Easy
Time Needed: 1 hour
Quick Facts
- Site of Winter Quarters Mine Disaster (1900)
- 200 miners killed
- Haunting cemetery
Location
Address: Scofield, UT
Coordinates: 39.7225, -111.155