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

Central Overland Trail - Deep Creek Summit

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

1. Central Overland Trail - Deep Creek Summit Marker

Inscription.
"Started out again across the desert, drove 6 miles, found water for our horses then drove on up the mountains for 9 miles of an upward grade. Reached the summit, then drove down into the Deep Creek Canyon."
- Abbey Fulkerth June 26, 1863

2017 Utah Crossroads Chapter - OCTA COTNU-14

Erected 2017 by Oregon-California Trails Association. (Marker Number COTNU-14.)

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 June 26, 1863.

Location. 40° 5.99′ N, 113° 52.742′ W. Marker is in Ibapah, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on East Pony Express Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: E Pony Express Road, Ibapah UT 84034, 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 once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burnt Station (approx. 2.4 miles away); Eyewitness Accounts (approx. 5½ miles away); The Crowds Cheered On... (approx. 5½ miles away); Atrocities and Hostilities (approx. 5½ miles away); Goshute Tribe (approx. 7 miles away); Deep Creek Station (approx.

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7 miles away); Early Settlers of Ibapah (approx. 7 miles away); The Lincoln Highway (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ibapah.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

2. Central Overland Trail - Deep Creek Summit Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.