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Burnt Station Pony Express

Burnt Station Pony Express from directly overhead

Burnt Station Pony Express is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,789 m. Ibapah Peak stands 3,663 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Blood Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1940
Material
stone
Inscription
No 94 Erected Aug. 23 1940 Burnt Station 300 Feet West Pony Expresss - 1860-61 St. Joseph Missouri - Sacramento, California Overland Stage 1858 - 1868
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Coordinates40.07679, -113.84558
Around it

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
  • Blood Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Clifton Hills: 2.0 mi
  • Montezuma Peak: 2.0 mi
  • North Peak: 3.3 mi
  • South Peak: 3.3 mi
Springs: 18
  • North Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Secret Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Chadman Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Greasewood Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Window Rock: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Wilson Health Springs: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ibapah PeakSSW 193°3,663 m17.6 mi
Haystack PeakSSW 191°3,661 m16.1 mi
Red MountainSSW 194°3,520 m19.7 mi
Rocky PeakSSW 194°3,272 m11.7 mi
Bald MountainSSW 195°2,875 m8.3 mi
Spring Creek MountainSSW 209°2,765 m21.5 mi
Ibapah PeakSW 221°2,488 m3.5 mi
Abercrombie PeakS 191°2,475 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1219:48
June solstice06:0720:2821:09
September equinox07:2418:5819:34
December solstice07:5516:3117:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293341465463716960483728
Precip in0.80.91.11.41.40.90.70.80.70.70.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ibapah, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11110173135

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