Arthur in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Hastings Cutoff/Central Overland Trail - Deadman's Cave

Hastinvs Cutoff/Central Overland Trail - Deadman's CAve Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 19, 2026

1. Hastinvs Cutoff/Central Overland Trail - Deadman's CAve Marker

Inscription.

"Two miles farther on, we arrived at the foot of the mountain.... In this vicinity stood an immense, isolated rock under which was a cave, and those going into it found a human skeleton."

Heinrich Lienhard August 9, 1846

This morning... we passed a high mountain in which was a large cave. Some of them rode their horses into it.

Clara Downes July 9, 1860

Erected 2017 by Oregon-California Trails Association. (Marker Number COTU-2A.)

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, 1846.

Location. 40° 43.312′ N, 112° 9.33′ W. Marker is in Arthur, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is on 2400 South, on the right when traveling west. Markers can only be accessed from the west-bound side of the road. There is a small parking area when one can pull out to view the markers. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: UT-201, Magna UT 84044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

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It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Garfield & Lake Point Resorts (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pioneer Black Rock Resort (approx. 2.3 miles away); Jedediah Smith's Trail - Great Salt Lake (approx. 2.3 miles away); Empress Theatre (approx. 2.6 miles away); Magna Community Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pleasant Green Ward (approx. 3.1 miles away); Looking Back in Time (approx. 3.3 miles away); Black Rock Historic Site (approx. 3½ miles away).

Additional keywords. HU-5A

Hastings Cutoff/Central Overland Trail - Deadman's CAve Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 19, 2026

2. Hastings Cutoff/Central Overland Trail - Deadman's CAve Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.