Near Coalville in Summit County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Southwest Corner of Wyoming

Photographed by Andrew Johnson, May 5, 2019

1. Southwest Corner of Wyoming Marker

Inscription. A. V. Richards, U.S. astronomer and surveyor, established this corner monument November 14, 1873, at intersection of the forty-first parallel of north latitude with the thirty-forth degree of west longitude (west of Washington D.C.). Federal, state, and local organizations coordinated preservation of the monument in 1996.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical date for this entry is November 14, 1873.

Location. 40° 59.867′ N, 111° 2.8′ W. Marker is near Coalville, Utah, in Summit County. It can be reached from East Chalk Creek Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coalville UT 84017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Mountains,

in the Wasatch Front,

and in Greater Provo.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hilliard, Wyoming (approx. 14½ miles away in Wyoming); Hilliard City and Piedmont (approx. 14½ miles away in Wyoming); Mormon Trail (approx. 14.9 miles away in Wyoming); Transcontinental Railroad (approx. 15.1 miles away in Wyoming); Myers Crossing (approx. 15.1 miles away in Wyoming); Historic Trails (approx. 15.1 miles away in Wyoming); Aspen Tunnel (approx. 15.1 miles away in Wyoming); Native Americans (approx. 15.1 miles away in Wyoming).

Photographed by Andrew Johnson, May 5, 2019

2. Southwest Corner of Wyoming Marker

Top of Southwest Corner of Wyoming Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Johnson, May 5, 2019

3. Top of Southwest Corner of Wyoming Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2019, by Andrew Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah. This page has been viewed 1,244 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2019, by Andrew Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.