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United States : Utah

2.6 miles (4.2 km) SSW of Ibapah, Tooele, UT, USA
Approx. altitude: 1645 m (5396 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 40°S 66°E

Accuracy: 5 m (16 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View North #3: View South #4: View West #5: Ground cover at the confluence point #6: All zeros! #7: A close-up view of the Deep Creek Range, southeast of the point #8: Flowering cactus alongside the road that approaches the point from the South #9: An automated weather station, 0.7 miles South of the point #10: A small cemetery, 1 mile South of the point.  (This is where I started my hike.)

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  40°N 114°W (visit #4)  

#1: The confluence point lies in a grassy, slightly marshy area within the Deep Creek Valley.  (This is also a view to the East.)

(visited by Ross Finlayson)

23-Jun-2019 -- Once again, this project has taken me to an interesting, beautiful place that I might not otherwise ever have experienced. In this case, it was western Utah's Deep Creek Valley (also called Ibapah Valley) - home to the Goshute Indian Reservation, and part of the route of the Pony Express, and the old Lincoln Highway. This was the fourth visit to this Degree Confluence Point, but the first in almost 14 years. The previous visitors had all approached the point from the North, and had had difficulty reaching the point. So instead, I tried an approach from the South. Satellite imagery showed a dirt road leading to the point from the South. On maps, this road is named Skinner Springs Road. In reality, it is signposted as Lower Cemetery Road, and starts at [39.94879,-114.00002]. This road turned out to be ideal; it passes just 50 feet West of the point! And all but the last 1 mile of the road was drivable, leading to an easy 2-mile round-trip hike.

The point lies in a slightly marshy area (beginning just South of the point). One notable difference from the previous three visits is that several small trees have now grown up near the point.

Unfortunately this point is in an aerial no-fly zone (from the neighboring Dugway Proving Ground), so I wasn’t able to fly my drone to get an aerial view.


 All pictures
#1: The confluence point lies in a grassy, slightly marshy area within the Deep Creek Valley. (This is also a view to the East.)
#2: View North
#3: View South
#4: View West
#5: Ground cover at the confluence point
#6: All zeros!
#7: A close-up view of the Deep Creek Range, southeast of the point
#8: Flowering cactus alongside the road that approaches the point from the South
#9: An automated weather station, 0.7 miles South of the point
#10: A small cemetery, 1 mile South of the point. (This is where I started my hike.)
ALL: All pictures on one page