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

Cedar Mountains Wild Horse Range

Footsteps and Hoofbeats

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 5, 2013

1. Cedar Mountains Wild Horse Range Marker

Inscription. Between 1820 and 1860, explorers and settlers followed a route to California which passed this site. One group, the Donner-Reed party, inched their way through rugged Hastings Pass only to face tragedy in the High Sierras.

Now wild horses follow in their footprints as they range the Cedar Mountains.

Erected by Bureau of Land Management.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 40° 45.312′ N, 113° 1.102′ W. Marker is near Grantsville, Utah, in Tooele County. It can be reached from Interstate 80 at milepost 54, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the Grassy Mountain East Rest Area approx. two miles before Exit 56. The rest area and marker can only be accessed from the eastbound travel lanes of the freeway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grantsville UT 84029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front,

in the West Desert,

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and

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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.

Also see . . . Hastings Pass & Summit. A historical and present-day description of crossing the Cedar Mountains at Hastings Pass from the ScienceViews.com website. (Submitted on August 11, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 5, 2013

2. Cedar Mountains Wild Horse Range Marker

At the Grassy Mountain East Rest Area

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 5, 2013

3. Cedar Mountains Wild Horse Range Marker

Hastings Pass in the background

Hastings Pass and the Cedar Mountains image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 5, 2013

4. Hastings Pass and the Cedar Mountains

View from trail which starts at the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.