Dicks Canyon

Dicks Canyon is a valley in Washington, Utah and has an elevation of 3,241 feet. Dicks Canyon is situated nearby to the locality Harrisburg, as well as near the village Leeds.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harrisburg and Wells Fargo and Company Express Building.

Harrisburg

Ruins

Photo: The Utahraptor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 1½ miles south of Dicks Canyon.

Wells Fargo and Company Express Building

Building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Wells Fargo and Company Express Building is a historic commercial building in the ghost town of Silver Reef, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wells Fargo and Company Express Building is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dicks Canyon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leeds and Silver Reef.

Leeds

Village

Photo: An Errant Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leeds is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 864 at the 2020 census. Leeds is situated 2 miles east of Dicks Canyon.

Silver Reef

Hamlet

Photo: K O, CC BY 2.0.

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 2½ miles northeast of Dicks Canyon.

Dicks Canyon

Type: Valley with an elevation of 3,241 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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Latitude

37.2322° or 37° 13′ 56″ north

Longitude

-113.39967° or 113° 23′ 59″ west

Elevation

3,241 feet (988 metres)

Open location code

85986JJ2+V4

GeoNames ID

5538204

Wikidata ID

Q49796195

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Dicks Canyon” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Dicks Canyon”

Localities in the Area

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