Rosette is an
unincorporated ranching community in northwestern
Box Elder County,
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
, United States.
Description
Rosette is located about west of
Park Valley
Park Valley is an unincorporated community in north-central Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
Description
The community lies in the northwestern part of the state, northwest of the state capital at Salt Lake City, and west of the county ...
, south of the
Raft River Mountains
The Raft River Mountains are a mountain range in northern Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The mountains are located in the Raft River Division of the Minidoka Ranger District of the Sawtooth National Forest. The highest point is Bull Mou ...
.
The community was named by the town's first postmaster, Jonathan Campbell, in 1871. The name refers to the wild
rose
A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...
s in the area.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
system, Rosette has a
semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of sem ...
, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
Climate Summary for Rosette, Utah
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See also
References
External links
Unincorporated communities in Box Elder County, Utah
Unincorporated communities in Utah
Populated places established in 1871
1871 establishments in Utah Territory
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