Promontory Point, Utah

Promontory Point, Utah

Promontory Point is a locale in southern Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at coor dms|41|13|20|N|112|24|38|W|, with an elevation of 1285 meters (4217 feet) above sea levelGnis2|1431484. It is located on a promontory (peninsula) in the northern part of the Great Salt Lake.

Promontory Point is also the cape where this place is located, centered approximately at coor dms|41|12|18|N|112|25|43|W|, with an elevation of 1309 meters (4297 feet) above sea level Gnis2|1431483. It is the location of the northern Utah weather radar.

Neither of these is the point where the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroad companies met, to form the Trans-Continental Railroad. For that reference, see Promontory Summit near Promontory, Utah. Promontory Point is, however, on the later Lucin Cutoff, built to bypass the Summit.


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