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Provo Canyon is situated to the east of Utah Valley and grants access to the valleys and Uinta Basin regions that lie beyond the Wasatch front. [1] Through forces of erosion, the Provo River has carved out the canyon over time. [2] Attractions in Provo Canyon include Vivian Park, Sundance, and Bridal Veil Falls. The canyon is known for both its ...
Bridal Veil Falls is a 607-foot-tall (185 m) double cataract waterfall in the south end of Provo Canyon, close to US189 in Utah, United States. Battle Creek Falls is on a nearby mountain side, approximately 10 miles north of Bridal Veil Falls.
Southern terminus in Provo, UT Provo Canyon, US-189 is visible in the bottom of the photo. US-189 begins in Provo where it is known as University Avenue, referring to Brigham Young University. The highway then winds up Provo Canyon passing by Deer Creek Reservoir and paralleling the route of the Heber Creeper (now known as the Heber Valley ...
Looking west at the Vivian Park station, October 2015 Vivian Park (community park) in Vivian Park, October 2012. The community is located in Provo Canyon along the Provo River and U.S. Route 189, about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Provo.
Provo is the home to Brigham Young University (BYU), [8] a private higher education institution operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Provo also has the LDS Church's largest Missionary Training Center (MTC). The city is a focus area for technology development in Utah, with several billion-dollar startups. [9]
The Provo Canyon Guard Quarters is an important historical site, preserving the conflict held during the Utah War, a bloodless standoff between the federal government and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which lasted from 1857 to 1858. These guard quarters were one of three fortifications built by the Church members in response ...
Mount Timpanogos, often referred to as Timp, is the second-highest mountain in Utah's Wasatch Range.Timpanogos rises to an elevation of 11,752 ft (3,582 m) above sea level in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
After passing the east side of Mount Timpanogos and then the Sundance Resort, the road links up with US-189 in Provo Canyon at Wildwood, just west of the Utah-Wasatch county line and east of the Provo Canyon Tunnels. [4] The portion of SR-92 west of the intersection with Canyon Road (former SR-146) is included in the National Highway System. [5]