Big Canyon

Big Canyon is a valley in Utah, Southwest and has an elevation of 5,085 feet. Big Canyon is situated nearby to the locality Mount Nebo, as well as near the village Elberta.

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Type: Valley with an elevation of 5,085 feet
Description: canyon in Utah County, Utah, United States
Also known as: “Goshen Slope”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elberta and Dividend.

Elberta

Village

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Elberta is a census-designated place in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 180 at the 2020 census. Elberta is situated 2½ miles east of Big Canyon.

Dividend

Locality

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Dividend is an extinct town in southwest Utah County, Utah, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. Dividend first appeared as a camp for the Tintic Standard Mine in 1907. Dividend is situated 3 miles west of Big Canyon.

Knightville

Locality

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Knightsville is a ghost town located in the East Tintic Mountains on the northern slope of Godiva Mountain, approximately 2 miles east of Eureka, in the northeastern corner of Juab County in central Utah, United States. Knightville is situated 5 miles west of Big Canyon.

Big Canyon

Categories: canyon and landform
Location: Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.94995° or 39° 56′ 60″ north

Longitude

-112.00105° or 112° 0′ 4″ west

Elevation

5,085 feet (1,550 metres)

Open location code

85F9WXXX+XH

GeoNames ID

5535059

Wikidata ID

Q49777372

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Big Canyon” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Big Canyon (walog sa Estados Unidos, Utah, Utah County)”
Cebuano: “Big Canyon”

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