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Promontory Point, Utah
Promontory Point, Utah is located in Utah
Promontory Point, Utah
Promontory Point, Utah
Location in Utah
Promontory Point, Utah is located in the United States
Promontory Point, Utah
Promontory Point, Utah
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Utah
County Box Elder
Elevation
4,219 ft (1,286 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID 1431484

Promontory Point is a ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, that is located about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) northeast of the cape with the same name.

Description

The site is where the Lucin Cutoff intersects the east coast of the peninsula formed where the Promontory Mountains project into the northern Great Salt Lake. The cutoff passes 1,250 feet (380 m) north of the cape and continues west 6.4 miles (10.3 km) to Saline, where the cutoff leaves the peninsula.

The unincorporated community of Promontory and its location, Promontory Summit, are also frequently referred to as "Promontory Point". Promontory Summit is the site where the First transcontinental railroad was completed and is located about 30 miles (48 km) north–northwest of Promontory Point, near the north end of the Promontory Mountains.

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