Dugway in Juab County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Central Overland Trail - Dugway Pass
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024
1. Central Overland Trail - Dugway Pass Marker
"Course nearly southwest across desert to 'Short Cut Pass'. Through this pass Chorpenning & Company, the mail contractors, have made a road, but it is so crooked and steep as to scarcely permit our wagons to get up it."
Capt. James H. Simpson, May 5, 1859
2013 Utah Crossroads Chapter - OCTA COTNU-8
Erected 2013 by Oregon-California Trails Association. (Marker Number COTNU-8.)
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 May 5, 1859.
Location. 39° 51.13′ N, 113° 5.15′ W. Marker is in Dugway, Utah, in Juab County. It is on Pony Express Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Pony Express Rd, Dugway UT 84022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Central Utah Valleys and in the West Desert. 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Central Overland Trail - Black Rock Hills Southern Route (approx. 4.3 miles away); Black Rock Station (approx. 10 miles away); Riverbed Station (approx. 12.6 miles away).
this page online
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024
2. Central Overland Trail - Dugway Pass Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
