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

Hastings Cutoff - Horseshoe Springs

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

1. Hastings Cutoff - Horseshoe Springs Marker

Inscription. "Seven miles brought us where the road forked - the left hand one leading up a ravine towards the mountain. We took it..."
Madison Berryman Moorman, July 27, 1850

Erected 2000 by Oregon-California Trails Association. (Marker Number HU-11.)

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 July 27, 1850.

Location. 40° 36.824′ N, 112° 42.359′ W. Marker is in Lakeside, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on Horseshoe Springs Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Horseshoe Springs Road, Grantsville UT 84029, 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

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Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Hastings Cutoff - Horseshoe Springs (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Explorations to the Great Salt Desert / The Great Salt Desert / The Great Emigrant Flood (about 600 feet away); Iosepa Settlement Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Iosepa Historical Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); This Lonely Fire Hydrant (approx. 5.2 miles away); Hanna Kaaepa (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Iosepa Settlement Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

2. Hastings Cutoff - Horseshoe Springs Marker

Horseshoe Springs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

3. Horseshoe Springs

You can see a portion of the Springs and meadows that attracted the immigrants to this location along the trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.