Welcome to Powder Mountain West ...
Powder Mountain West is located in Weber County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Powder Mountain West: Powder Mtn. West (or less commonly used: Powder Mntn. West)
Powder Mountain West is 8,320 feet [2,536 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Powder Mountain West is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Powder Mountain West lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Powder Mountain West: 801 & 385<3>
Communities near Powder Mountain West ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powder Mountain West.
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
- Former names for Ogden:
- Brownsville
- Fort Buenaventura
- Ogden has also been known as:
- Ogden City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <4>
- Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brigham City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
- Former names for Brigham City:
- Box Elder
- Youngsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <4>
- West Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Ogden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
- South Ogden has also been known as:
- South Ogden City
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Washington Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
- Riverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hyrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Powder Mountain West. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powder Mountain West.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Powder Mountain West. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powder Mountain West.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Powder Mountain West. See our Newspapers Page for Powder Mountain West.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powder Mountain West ...
Looking for more information about Powder Mountain West? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Powder Mountain West, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powder Mountain West.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Weber, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powder Mountain West - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Powder Mountain West area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Powder Mountain West area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |