Category:Promontory Summit

**Promontory Summit**
	gap between the Promontory Mountains and the North Promontory Mountains in Box Elder County, Utah, United States
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Instance of	gap;
Location	Box Elder County, Utah
Significant event	First Transcontinental Railroad;
Mountain range	Promontory Mountains; North Promontory Mountains;
Elevation above sea level	4,915 ft; 1,498 m;
Different from	Promontory Point; Promontory Point;
	41° 37′ 06.73″ N, 112° 32′ 53.9″ W
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English: Media related to Promontory Summit (also known as Promontory Gap), a gap (mountain pass) between the Promontory Mountains and the North Promontory Mountains in eastern Box Elder County, Utah, United States, that was the site of the connecting of the Transcontinental Railroad.
(The area is frequently, but incorrectly, referred to as Promontory Point. Within Utah, Promontory Point is either a locale and a cape, both of which are located near each other, but about 30 miles [48 km] south–southeast of Promontory Summit.)

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

G

Golden Spike Ceremony‎ (5 C, 31 F)
Golden Spike National Historical Park‎ (10 C, 48 F)

P

Promontory, Utah‎ (3 C, 14 F)

Media in category "Promontory Summit"

The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total.

Bicentennial 2016-10-14 2484.jpg 3,264 × 2,176; 2.03 MB
Boomtown 2016-10-14 2500.jpg 3,264 × 2,176; 1.95 MB
Boomtown 2016-10-14 2504.jpg 3,264 × 2,176; 1.81 MB
Ceremony May 10, 2016-10-14 2509.jpg 3,264 × 2,176; 1.88 MB
Competition 2016-10-14 2519.jpg 4,608 × 3,072; 3.46 MB
Eastern Approach, 2016-10-14 2498.jpg 3,264 × 2,176; 1.69 MB
Gold Spike - First Transcontinental Railroad.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 1.98 MB
Golden Spike site 2016-10-14 2479.jpg 3,264 × 2,176; 1.64 MB
Golden Spike site 2016-10-14 2525.jpg 4,608 × 3,072; 2.53 MB
Meeting of the rails 2016-10-14 2495.jpg 3,264 × 2,176; 1.68 MB
Promontory Point, the spot where the track layers met and laid the last rail. Elevation 4,905 feet. Box Elder County... - NARA - 517296.jpg 3,000 × 1,873; 977 KB
Promontory Point, the spot where the track layers met and laid the last rail. Elevation 4,905 feet. Box Elder County... - NARA - 517298.jpg 2,537 × 3,000; 1.41 MB
Replicas of Central Pacific Railroad - 60 and Union Pacific Railroad - 119 steam locomotives (4-4-0) (Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah, USA) (22852991529).jpg 4,000 × 2,268; 5.09 MB
Trestle work - Promontory Point, Salt Lake Valley LCCN2003668258.jpg 5,000 × 4,028; 2.17 MB

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