Central Overland Trail – Dugway Pass

“Course nearly southwest across desert to ‘Short Cut Pass’. Through this pass Chorpenning & Company, the mail contractors, have made a road, but it is so crooked and steep as to scarely permit our wagons to get up it.”

Capt. James H. Simpson, May 5, 1859

This location is the site of Utah Crossroads Chapter – OCTA’s historic marker #COTNU-8. (see other markers here)

GPS: N 39.85216 W 113.08584