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Boyd Pony Express Station

Boyd Pony Express Station from directly overhead

Boyd Pony Express Station is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,326 m. Ibapah Peak stands 3,663 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Window Rock, a park 3.3 miles away. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.84381, -113.55330
Around it

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
  • The Honeycombs: 9.4 mi
  • George H. Hansen Peak: 10.2 mi
  • Black Rock Hills: 16.1 mi
  • Smelter Knolls: 17.4 mi
  • Granite Mountain: 18.0 mi
Springs: 20
  • Deadman Spring: 8.1 mi
  • House Springs: 8.4 mi
  • House Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Middle Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Thomas Springs: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
Parks: 2
  • Window Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Black Rock Pony Express Station Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Wilson Health Springs: 7.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boyd Pony Express Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ibapah PeakW 267°3,663 m19.5 mi
Haystack PeakW 271°3,661 m18.7 mi
Red MountainW 262°3,520 m20.6 mi
Rocky PeakWNW 285°3,272 m18.8 mi
Bald MountainWNW 295°2,875 m19.4 mi
George H. Hansen PeakSE 144°2,580 m10.2 mi
Ibapah PeakNW 307°2,488 m22.3 mi
Abercrombie PeakWNW 304°2,475 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:46
June solstice06:0720:2621:07
September equinox07:2318:5719:33
December solstice07:5316:3017:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283444516172807867523929
Precip in0.50.50.71.01.20.60.40.40.60.70.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fish Springs NWR, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7261865656

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