Burnt Station Pony Express
Burnt Station Pony Express is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,789 m. Haystack Peak stands 3,661 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blood Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
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
How to reach it
51 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Canyon Station (Pony Express): 3.1 mi
- Old Ivapah Trading Post: 7.4 mi
- Boyd Pony Express Station: 22.3 mi
- Middle Canyon Rock: 13.2 mi
- Window Rock: 24.8 mi
- Wilson Health Springs: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Peak | SSW 191° | 3,661 m | 16.1 mi |
| Rocky Peak | SSW 194° | 3,272 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,875 m | 8.3 mi |
| Spring Creek Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,765 m | 21.5 mi |
| Ibapah Peak | SW 221° | 2,488 m | 3.5 mi |
| Abercrombie Peak | S 191° | 2,475 m | 5.3 mi |
| South Peak | SW 231° | 2,452 m | 3.3 mi |
| Young Peak | SSW 196° | 2,427 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:28 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:31 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ibapah, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11110173135
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