Promontory Point, Utah
Ghost town
Promontory Point is located in Utah
Promontory Point
Promontory Point
Location within the State of Utah
Promontory Point is located in the United States
Promontory Point
Promontory Point
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 41°13′20″N 112°24′41″W / 41.22222°N 112.41139°W / 41.22222; -112.41139
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBox Elder
Elevation
[1]
4,219 ft (1,286 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID1431484[1]

Promontory Point is a ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States,[1] that is located about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) northeast of the cape with the same name.

Description

The site is where the Lucin Cutoff intersects the east coast of the peninsula formed where the Promontory Mountains project into the northern Great Salt Lake.[2] The cutoff passes 1,250 feet (380 m) north of the cape and continues west 6.4 miles (10.3 km) to Saline, where the cutoff leaves the peninsula.[3]

The unincorporated community of Promontory and its location, Promontory Summit, are also frequently referred to as "Promontory Point".[4] Promontory Summit is the site where the First transcontinental railroad was completed and is located about 30 miles (48 km) north–northwest of Promontory Point, near the north end of the Promontory Mountains.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Promontory Point
  2. ^ Google (July 13, 2020). "Promontory Point, Utah 84307" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Promontory Point, Utah, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1991
  4. ^ "Ceremony at "Wedding of the Rails," May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory". World Digital Library. May 10, 1869. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

External links

Media related to Promontory Point, Utah at Wikimedia Commons


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