Promontory Peninsula
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Promontory Peninsula is a landform in northern Utah that juts into the Great Salt Lake and is historically notable as the nearby site of the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Summit.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landform
ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ |
| borders | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | cold desert climate ⓘ |
| connectedTo | mainland Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType | semi-arid ⓘ |
| extendsInto | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoad | state and county roads from Box Elder County ⓘ |
| hasHumanSettlementType | sparsely populated area ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCulturalSite | Golden Spike ceremonial site ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Golden Spike National Historical Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucin Cutoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Promontory Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Promontory Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTransportationInfrastructure |
historic Central Pacific Railroad grade
ⓘ
historic Union Pacific Railroad grade ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody |
Bear River Bay of Great Salt Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunnison Bay of Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
grassland
ⓘ
sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
mule deer
ⓘ
pronghorn ⓘ various migratory birds ⓘ |
| historicallyNotableFor |
proximity to completion site of the First Transcontinental Railroad
ⓘ
railroad history in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Box Elder County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Ogden, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Brigham City, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Brigham City, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
transportation history
ⓘ
views of Great Salt Lake ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railroadCompletedAtNearbyLocation | Promontory Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railroadCompletionDateNearby | 1869-05-10 ⓘ |
| railroadEventNearby |
completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
ⓘ
driving of the Golden Spike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Great Salt Lake on multiple sides ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ranching
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Promontory Point