Promontory Point, Utah | |
Pushpin Map: | Utah#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Promontory Point |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the State of Utah##Location within the United States |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 4219 |
Coordinates: | 41.2222°N -112.4114°W |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1431484 |
Promontory Point is a ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, that is located about 1.7miles northeast of the cape with the same name.
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. The cutoff passes 1250feet north of the cape and continues west 6.4miles to Saline, where the cutoff leaves the peninsula.[1]
The unincorporated community of Promontory and its location, Promontory Summit, are also frequently referred to as "Promontory Point".[2] Promontory Summit is the site where the First transcontinental railroad was completed and is located about 30miles north - northwest of Promontory Point, near the north end of the Promontory Mountains.