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Bluff has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) typical of southern Utah, though it borders on a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Winters are cool and dry with occasional snow. Despite averaging just over 8 in (20 cm) of snow per year, only three seasons have gone without snow (1928-1929, 1963-1964, and 1995-19
The highway was designated in 1970, replacing Arizona State Route 464 and Utah State Route 47 as well as a portion of the old alignment of US 160 in Utah. In 1981, US 191 was routed over the northern section of US 163, effectively truncating the northern terminus to Bluff, Utah , from Crescent Junction.
Through Utah, US-191 absorbed SR-33, SR-260, and most of SR-44. From Crescent Junction to Bluff was previously numbered U.S. Route 163, eliminating all but a short segment of that route. [12] US 191 was extended over BIA Route 12 from Bluff, Utah to a junction with U.S. Route 160 in Arizona. [13]
The road from Bluff north via Monticello, Moab, and Valley City to Thompson (a station on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad) became a state highway in 1910. [7] To connect this road with the rest of the state highway system, a road from Valley City northwest via Floy to Green River was added in 1912, as was a connection from Thompson to via Cisco to Colorado. [8]
The Bluff Historic District, in Bluff, Utah, is a 225 acres (91 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The district included 11 contributing buildings and six contributing sites. [1] The district is roughly bounded by Main St., U.S. Route 191, 2nd E. St., and the bluffs. [2]
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Both born in Utah, the Mormon couple was married in 1874. Decker was "called to settle the San Juan Region" and was part of the exploring expedition which came to the San Juan River in the summer of 1879, via northern Arizona. He was one of the original settlers who came across the Hole-in-the-Rock Trail from Escalante to Bluff in 1879–1880.
The Joseph Frederick Adams House, at approximately 150 N. 700 East off U.S. Route 163), in Bluff, Utah, was built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [ 1 ] It is also a contributing building in the National Register-listed Bluff Historic District .