Bauchmanns Pony Express Station Historical Marker
Bauchmanns Pony Express Station Historical Marker is a historic site in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,767 m. Gobblers Knob stands 3,115 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Deadox Benchmark, a peak 2.8 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Park in Morgan County, Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49473847, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,767 m
How to reach it
- On the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Deadox Benchmark: 2.8 mi
- Porcupine Peak: 3.4 mi
- Big Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Big Mountain South: 3.9 mi
- Saddle Rock: 4.1 mi
- Big Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Broad Hollow: 5.5 mi
- 80 miles to Fort Bridger: 7.0 mi
- Killyon County Conservation Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Last Camp Historical Monument: 9.1 mi
- Tornado: 9.4 mi
- Fly Utah: 10.8 mi
- Metal Mulley: 10.8 mi
- Moose: 13.8 mi
- Cottam's Oaks: 13.8 mi
- #29 - Weeping Rock: 11.0 mi
- #28 - International Service: 11.3 mi
- 27 - Community Service: 11.3 mi
- #26 - Vocational Service: 11.5 mi
- #25 - Club Service: 11.6 mi
- East Canyon State Park: 3.3 mi
- Jeremy Tennis Court: 7.0 mi
- Elk Meadows Park: 8.0 mi
- Summit County Fairgrounds: 11.2 mi
- Willow Creek Park: 11.5 mi
- Utah Olympic Park: 10.1 mi
- Discovery Course: 10.2 mi
- Airbag Jumps: 10.2 mi
- Summit and Canyon Adventure Courses: 10.2 mi
- Extreme Tubing: 10.3 mi
- The Alf Engen Ski Museum: 10.1 mi
- Eccles 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum: 10.1 mi
- Natural History Museum Of Utah: 13.8 mi
- Garden Exhibits: 13.8 mi
- Fort Douglas Museum: 14.3 mi
- Knoop Polinator Garden: 11.8 mi
- Bountiful Temple Underground Garden: 13.6 mi
- Popperton Plots Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Sill Garden: 14.7 mi
- BU C Garden: 14.9 mi
- Birch Springs: 6.0 mi
- Alexander Spring: 8.0 mi
- Henderson Spring: 8.1 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 13.2 mi
- Wagner Spring: 13.3 mi
- Donut Falls: 16.0 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 16.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 16.8 mi
- Blackjack Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 20.5 mi
- Rockport: 12.4 mi
- Grass Creek: 17.0 mi
- Keetley: 17.8 mi
- Jordanelle: 19.5 mi
- Emory: 19.9 mi
- East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 14.5 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 17.4 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 24.9 mi
- Witch Rocks: 11.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 12.0 mi
- The Narrows: 13.7 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- China Town: 20.8 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Westbound: 13.3 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Eastbound: 13.4 mi
- Mountain Green Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 22.3 mi
- Weber Canyon Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 23.7 mi
- Industrial Arch: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Bauchmanns Pony Express Station Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobblers Knob | SSW 201° | 3,115 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SSW 203° | 3,108 m | 14.9 mi |
| Silver Peak | S 181° | 3,050 m | 14.2 mi |
| Desolation Peak | S 181° | 3,045 m | 13.7 mi |
| Wilson Peak | SSW 199° | 3,033 m | 13.3 mi |
| Squaretop | S 183° | 2,981 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Water Peak | S 189° | 2,930 m | 12.9 mi |
| Murdock Peak | S 184° | 2,922 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:18 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Dell DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356671996
Day trips start here
- Wasatch Range · 5 mi
- Park City · 14 mi
- Salt Lake City · 17 mi
- Sandy · 24 mi
- Draper · 28 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 29 mi
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