The Old Jailhouse Still Stands
At the crest of the Wasatch Plateau (elevation 7,440 feet), Soldier Summit is a broad valley pass and is the highest point on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad in Utah. In July of 1861, a group of soldiers were caught on the pass in a freak summer blizzard. In 1919 the railroad built new classification yards, passenger and freight stations, a round house and turntable, locomotive shops, over 70 homes, hotels, swimming pool and even a YMCA in Soldier Summit. The population reached 300 in the 1920's and the crews did their best to make the new railroad "division point" a success. But, the fact was, that it worked out better when things were done in a nearby town, called Helper, where the locomotive were actually needed at the base of the pass instead of on top. In 1930 the division point was moved back down to Helper where it has remained ever since. All the equipment and buildings were hauled down from the summit to Helper, the original division point. Soldier Summit soon approached "ghost town" status.

Today, Solider Summit is pristine and beautiful. it's surrounded by high but moderately sloping mountains with forest of pines and aspens-an absolutely stunning setting for your family's mountain home.

Courtesy of ghostdepot.com