Vernon in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Central Overland Trail - Lookout Pass

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

1. Central Overland Trail - Lookout Pass Marker

Inscription. "We struck the stage road in 5 miles. Good water here. Drove on to the summit of Point Lookout. Here we nooned and drove 1 miles farther to water and camped"
Albert Jefferson Young, August 9, 1862

Erected by Oregon-California Trails Association Utah Crossroads Chapter. (Marker Number COTNU-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the California Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 9, 1862.

Location. 40° 6.885′ N, 112° 33.948′ W. Marker is in Vernon, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on Pony Express Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Pony Express Road, Dugway UT 84022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front,

in the West Desert,

and in Greater Salt Lake.

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

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once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lookout Station (approx. 0.7 miles away); Burial Plot (approx. 0.7 miles away); Faust Station (approx. 8.4 miles away); The Crowds Cheered On… (approx. 8.4 miles away); Expedient Delivery (approx. 8.4 miles away); Only the Finest Horsemen (approx. 8.4 miles away); William Ajax Underground Store (approx. 14 miles away).

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

2. Central Overland Trail - Lookout Pass Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.