Historical Marker Faust Pony Express Station
Historical Marker Faust Pony Express Station is a historic site in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,603 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 3,235 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ajax, a ghost town 4.0 miles away.
The story
Park in Tooele County, Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49501892, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,603 m
- Inscription
- No. 53 Erected August 12, 1935 Faust Station Pony Express St Joseph, MO. to Sacramento, Cal. 1860-1861 ----------- Citizens of Vernon and Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Stookey Benchmark: 8.0 mi
- Cap Peak: 10.2 mi
- Davis Knolls: 11.5 mi
- Red Pine Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Two Spring: 6.9 mi
- Hellhole Spring: 7.0 mi
- Stookey Spring: 9.3 mi
- Slater Spring: 9.7 mi
- Lion Hill Spring: 12.8 mi
- Southrim Park: 18.2 mi
- Camp Floyd State Park: 18.6 mi
- White Hills Park: 19.0 mi
- Brandon Park Park: 22.8 mi
- Pony Express Memorial Regional Park: 23.1 mi
- Steptoe Historical Marker: 17.4 mi
- Camp Floyd Historic Monument: 18.5 mi
- Chief Lime Plant: 22.6 mi
- Tintic Mining Museum: 22.3 mi
- Black Point: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Historical Marker Faust Pony Express Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | NE 42° | 3,235 m | 18.6 mi |
| Flat Top Mtn-South Peak | NE 43° | 3,176 m | 18.2 mi |
| Lewiston Peak | NE 44° | 3,161 m | 17.8 mi |
| Vickory Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,149 m | 17.7 mi |
| Stan | NNW 330° | 3,119 m | 17.4 mi |
| Deseret Wilderness Boundary Peak | NNW 330° | 3,097 m | 18.3 mi |
| Hickman Peak | NNW 331° | 3,054 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain (East) | NNE 29° | 3,050 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:25 | 17:08 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vernon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/356673083
Day trips start here
- Tooele · 26 mi
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