Promontory Point Ghost Town

Box Elder County, Utah41.2222, -112.4113

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5.5 miHooper, UT
Mild months
Mar–Oct6 of 12
Elevation
4,220 ft1,286 m
Illustration of a mountain landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Promontory Point. No free-licensed photo yet.

Promontory Point is a ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah. It lies at about 4,220 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miSyracuseRoyWest HavenClintonWest PointPlain CityPromontory Point
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Promontory Point. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hooper, UT, about 5.5 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Ogden, UT, 23 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Saline3.2 mi west
  2. Rozel28 mi northwest
  3. Delle37 mi southwest
  4. Kosmo39 mi northwest
  5. Low41 mi southwest
  6. La Plata41 mi east
  7. Bacchus42 mi southeast
  8. Blue Creek44 mi north

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Great Salt Lake. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3820Jan4425Feb5632Mar6338Apr7447May8655Jun9562Jul9460Aug8151Sep6639Oct5029Nov3922DecJan: 2.4 inFeb: 1.7 inMar: 1.7 inApr: 1.9 inMay: 2.0 inJun: 1.5 inJul: 0.6 inAug: 0.6 inSep: 1.2 inOct: 1.6 inNov: 1.5 inDec: 2.1 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Ogden Sugar Factory. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Ogden Sugar Factory station (USC00426414), 20 miles away. About 18.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationBox Elder County, Utah
Coordinates41.22216, -112.41134
Elevation4,220 ft (1,286 m)
Also known asPromontory Point, Utah, Promontory Point, UT
SourcesWikidata Q7249863 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Promontory Point ghost town?

In Box Elder County, Utah, at 41.2222, -112.4113. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hooper, UT, about 5.5 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Ogden, UT, 23 miles away.

Can you visit Promontory Point?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Great Salt Lake. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Promontory Point?

Mild months here run March to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Ogden Sugar Factory. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Promontory Point?

Yes. Saline (3.2 mi), Rozel (28 mi), Delle (37 mi), Kosmo (39 mi).

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