Soldier Summit Historical Marker
Soldier Summit Historical Marker is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,281 m. Monument Peak stands 3,176 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldier Summit, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 4.8 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Ghost town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States.
Wikidata Q8557735, matched on coordinates and name (233 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 5.4 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 16.9 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
123 named places within 25 miles
- Tucker: 2.9 mi
- Tucker Peak: 4.5 mi
- Gremo Hill: 4.6 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 6.1 mi
- Cat Peak: 6.8 mi
- Soldier Summit: 0.1 mi
- Colton: 6.4 mi
- Hale: 9.9 mi
- Kyune: 10.1 mi
- Mill Fork: 12.3 mi
- Truck Spring: 8.1 mi
- Cabin Spring: 9.1 mi
- White Point Spring: 12.0 mi
- First Water Spring: 13.2 mi
- Mogbeck Spring: 13.6 mi
- Starvation Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Avintaquin Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
- Price Canyon Recreation Area: 14.4 mi
- Dairy Fork Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
- Soldier Creek Dam Day Use Area: 14.6 mi
- Pleasant Valley Point: 7.5 mi
- Bull Point: 18.8 mi
- Timber Point: 18.8 mi
- Red Cliff: 21.9 mi
- Roan Cliffs: 22.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- A1: 23.2 mi
- A7: 23.3 mi
- A4: 23.3 mi
- B1: 23.4 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 7.0 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 7.4 mi
- Strawberry River Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
- Historic CONOCO Station: 20.8 mi
- Magnus Arch: 18.4 mi
- Diamond Arch: 20.0 mi
- Western Mining and Railroad Museum: 20.7 mi
- The Helper Museum: 20.8 mi
- Steam Engine Boiler: 23.8 mi
- Given Family Massacre: 23.9 mi
- Dryfall: 20.0 mi
- Jesus Christ: 20.5 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldier Summit Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Peak | SSW 193° | 3,176 m | 22.4 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | NNE 32° | 3,125 m | 9.6 mi |
| Strawberry North Summit | NNE 32° | 3,117 m | 10.0 mi |
| Indian Head | ESE 111° | 3,033 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cat Peak | ESE 109° | 2,972 m | 6.8 mi |
| The Elbow | S 188° | 2,906 m | 19.3 mi |
| Gray Head Peak | E 86° | 2,886 m | 17.1 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NW 322° | 2,874 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scofield-skyline Mine, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10127430399
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