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The community is located in Toll Canyon (at the head of East Canyon) on Interstate 80 about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Park City and about 15 miles (24 km) east of Salt Lake City in an area previously known as Gorgoza. [2] [3] East Canyon Creek flows northwest through the community and on through East Canyon.
Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum: Uintah: 2 acres (0.8 ha) 5,300 ft (1615 m) 1959 58,042 Houses a state-owned museum of natural history. Utah Lake State Park: Utah: 308 acres (125 ha) 4,500 ft (1372 m) 1970 132,954 Adjoins Utah Lake, the state's largest body of fresh water. Wasatch Mountain State Park: Wasatch
Park City High School is located at 1752 Kearns Blvd, Park City, Utah. Park City School District's size is in the middle of the other Utah school districts, with more than 4,500 students. It is also close to the state average ethnic minority composition. Of its students 17% are ethnic minorities—mostly of Hispanic heritage.
In 1880, the Utah Eastern Railroad built a narrow-gauge line between Coalville and Park City to transport coal to fuel the pumps that removed underground water from Park City’s silver mines. At the same time, the Union Pacific Railroad constructed the Echo-Park City Railway, a broad-gauge spur line, alongside it.
Dark Canyon Wilderness is a designated Wilderness Area in the heart of southeast Utah's canyon country, part of the Bears Ears National Monument. The wilderness is named for its high steep walls that narrow in the lower section so that they block the light in the morning and late afternoon.
The average water yield of Big Cottonwood Creek is 52,864 acre-feet (65,207,000 m 3), which is the highest water yield of any Wasatch Front canyon stream in Salt Lake County. This canyon is a protected watershed area under strict management controls since it is a major source of drinking water for Salt Lake City. No dogs or horses are allowed.
Wild Horse Butte is a 5,760-foot (1,756-meter) elevation summit located in Goblin Valley State Park, in Emery County, Utah. [3] Wild Horse Butte is situated 2.3 mi (3.7 km) west of Mollys Castle, and the top of this geological feature rises over 800 feet above its surrounding terrain, with precipitation runoff from Wild Horse Butte entering the Colorado River drainage basin.
The upgrade of the park began during the Summer of 1998, with the majority of expansion work completed by fall 2000. Ownership of the park was transferred from the Utah Sports Authority to SLOC on July 14, 1999. [12] Soon after, in Spring 2000, the name "Utah Winter Sports Park" became the "Utah Olympic Park'.