Lapoint, Utah
| Lapoint, Utah | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Lapoint
Location of Lapoint within the State of Utah
Lapoint
Lapoint (the US)
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| Coordinates: 40°24′14″N 109°47′37″W / 40.40389°N 109.79361°WCoordinates: 40°24′14″N 109°47′37″W / 40.40389°N 109.79361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Uintah |
| Named for | Southward "point" of the Uinta Mountains |
| Elevation | 5,568 ft (1,697 m) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 84039 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1429476 |
Lapoint is an unincorporated community in western Uintah County, Utah, United States.
The community lies along State Route 121, just inside the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, and west of the city of Vernal (the county seat of Uintah County}. Deep Creek, a tributary of the Uinta River flow southwest through Lapoint. The community's elevation is 5,568 feet (1,697 m). Although Lapoint is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84039.
Originally named Taft in honor of William Howard Taft, its name was changed to Lapoint since it lies on a southward-jutting spur or "point" of the Uinta Mountains.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lapoint has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
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