Promontory Mountains

Promontory Mountains
A photo of the Promontory Mountains viewed from across Willard Bay
Promontory Mountains from the east shore of Willard Bay north of Ogden
Highest point
PeakMessix Peak[1]
Elevation7,349 ft (2,240 m)
Coordinates41°29′25″N 112°30′30″W / 41.490201°N 112.508377°W / 41.490201; -112.508377
Dimensions
Length35 mi (56 km) north to south
Geography
Promontory Mountains is located in Utah
Promontory Mountains
Promontory Mountains
CountryUnited States
StateUtah

The Promontory Mountains are a range in Box Elder County, Utah. The range is oriented north–south and has a length of about 35 miles (56 km). The southern portion forms a cape extending 20 miles (32 km) south into the Great Salt Lake. The First transcontinental railroad was completed with the Golden Spike just north of the range at Promontory Summit in the Utah Territory. Today, trains cross the Promontory Point at the southern tip of the range via the Lucin Cutoff railroad causeway across the lake.

The Great Salt Lake is to the west and south of the Promontory Mountains.
  1. ^ "Messix Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 13, 2013.