Cottonwood Canyon
Cottonwood Canyon is a valley in Washington, Utah and has an elevation of 3,251 feet. Cottonwood Canyon is situated nearby to the locality Harrisburg Junction, as well as near the area Little Purgatory.Places of Interest
Highlights include Quail Creek State Park and Purgatory Correctional Facility.
Quail Creek State Park
Park
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Quail Creek State Park is a state park of Utah, United States, featuring a 600-acre reservoir. The park is located within Hurricane, Utah, 9 miles west of the city center and 1.5 miles south of the historic ghost town of Harrisburg. Quail Creek State Park is situated 2 miles east of Cottonwood Canyon.
Purgatory Correctional Facility
Prison
Purgatory Correctional Facility is the county jail of Washington County, Utah. Also known as the Washington County Jail, it is located near St. George, Utah, at Purgatory Flats, hence its unusual name. Purgatory Correctional Facility is situated 2½ miles south of Cottonwood Canyon.
Harrisburg
Ruins
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Harrisburg is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States. Established as Harrisville in 1859, the town was flooded by the Virgin River in 1862, causing the residents to move farther up Quail Creek. Harrisburg is situated 2 miles northeast of Cottonwood Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leeds and Silver Reef.
Leeds
Village
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Leeds is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 864 at the 2020 census. Leeds is situated 5 miles northeast of Cottonwood Canyon.
Silver Reef
Hamlet
Silver Reef is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States, about 15 miles northeast of St. George and 1 mile west of Leeds. John Kemple, a prospector from Nevada, discovered a vein of silver in a sandstone formation in 1866. Silver Reef is situated 6 miles northeast of Cottonwood Canyon.
Washington
Town
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Washington is a city in south central Washington County, Utah, United States and is a part of the St. George Metropolitan Area. The area is also known as Utah's Dixie because the Mormon pioneers who settled the St. Washington is situated 6 miles southwest of Cottonwood Canyon.
Cottonwood Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 3,251 feet
- Description: valley in Washington County, Utah, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Washington, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Cottonwood Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cottonwood Canyon (walog sa Estados Unidos, Utah, Washington County)”
- Cebuano: “Cottonwood Canyon”
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