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Coordinates: 41°1320N 112°2441W / 41.22222°N 112.41139°W / 41.22222; -112.41139
 

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Promontory Point
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′20N 112°24′41W / 41.22222°N 112.41139°W / 41.22222; -112.41139
LocationBox Elder County, Utah
United States
RangePromontory Mountains
Offshore water bodiesGreat Salt Lake
Elevation1,497 m (4,912 ft)

Promontory Point is the promontory or southernmost point of the peninsula formed where the Promontory Mountains project into the northern Great Salt Lake in southeastern Box Elder County, Utah, United States.[1][2]

Promontory Peninsula with the Lucin Cutoff crossing the end of the peninsula

Description[edit]

The promontory is 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of the west end of Fremont IslandinWeber County.[2] The Lucin Cutoff passes 1,250 feet (380 m) north of the point of the promontory.[2]

The unincorporated community of Promontory and its location, Promontory Summit, are also frequently referred to as "Promontory Point".[3] Promontory Summit is the site where the First transcontinental railroad was completed and is located about 30 miles (48 km) north–northwest of the promontory, near the north end of the Promontory Mountains.

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

  • ^ a b c Promontory Point, Utah, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1991
  • ^ "Ceremony at "Wedding of the Rails," May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory". World Digital Library. 1869-05-10. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  • External links[edit]

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