Promontory Point
Promontory Point is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,285 m. Messix Peak stands 2,240 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Saline, a ghost town 3.2 miles away. Ogden River Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Ogden River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Reese Park: 13.7 mi
- Hat Island State Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
- Hat Island Wildlife Refuge: 13.9 mi
- Hooper Park: 15.2 mi
- Lead Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Beacon Hill: 4.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 4.8 mi
- David E Miller Hill: 6.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 9.3 mi
- US Army Ranger and Air Force Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Original Hooper Flag Pole: 15.2 mi
- Muskrat Springs Historical Marker: 15.9 mi
- Spiral Jetty Infomation Plaque: 20.0 mi
- Dellenbach: 20.0 mi
- Syracuse Museum: 20.4 mi
- Syracuse Regional Museum: 20.4 mi
- Roy Heritage Museum: 20.7 mi
- Utah Aviation Hall of Fame: 20.8 mi
- Hill Aerospace Museum: 20.8 mi
- Black Rocky Point: 11.8 mi
- Black Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Cambria Point: 20.6 mi
- Fish Fossil Rocks: 20.9 mi
- Morgan Point: 24.2 mi
- Ona Paa Kewakate Paatetsopai'i: 8.1 mi
- Hooper Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
- Dairy Spring: 19.8 mi
- Pass Canyon Spring: 23.7 mi
- Mushroom Springs: 24.1 mi
- Fat Cats: 18.8 mi
- Frary Gravesite Interpretive Trail: 21.2 mi
- Fort Buenaventura: 21.9 mi
- Tepanyaki: 23.4 mi
- Fielding Garr Ranch: 24.1 mi
- OMGS Bus: 20.9 mi
- Eccles Community Art Center: 23.2 mi
- The Stump: 23.7 mi
- Louis Frederick Moench Statue: 24.3 mi
- Music Scuplture: 24.3 mi
- Jones Beach: 7.3 mi
- Bridger Bay Beach: 14.5 mi
- Camera Flats: 19.0 mi
- Eagle Beach: 22.8 mi
- Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Howard Slough Waterfowl Management Area: 15.7 mi
- The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Asian Garden: 23.8 mi
- Ogden Botanical Gardens: 23.8 mi
- Saline: 3.2 mi
- Buffalo Point Interpretive and Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Promontory Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messix Peak | NNW 345° | 2,240 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Tarpey | NNW 339° | 2,123 m | 20.7 mi |
| Frary Peak | SSE 150° | 2,006 m | 20.6 mi |
| Stringham Peak | SSE 150° | 1,934 m | 20.1 mi |
| Adams Peak | SSW 193° | 1,839 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bamberger Hill | SSE 151° | 1,795 m | 21.8 mi |
| Lead Mountain | NW 313° | 1,762 m | 3.4 mi |
| The Sentry | SSE 152° | 1,642 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:25 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ogden Sugar Factory, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Ogden · 23 mi
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