American Fork Canyon
American Fork Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, United States. The canyon is famous for the Timpanogos Cave National Monument, which resides on its south side.Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Timpanogos Cave National Monument and Alpine City Hall.
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a United States national monument in the Wasatch Range region of Utah. The park was founded in 1922 to protect the three cave systems that collectively make up Timpanogos Cave, and offers visitors an excellent opportunity to view an impressive array of cave formations.
Alpine City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Blevinsmedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alpine City Hall, located at North Main Street in Alpine, Utah, United States, was built in 1936. Alpine City Hall is situated 2½ miles northwest of American Fork Canyon.
Lone Peak High School
School
Photo: An Errant Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lone Peak High School is a public high school in Highland, Utah, United States. Part of the Alpine School District, in northern Utah County, it was built in 1997 to serve students in the cities of Alpine, Highland, and Cedar Hills. Lone Peak High School is situated 2½ miles southwest of American Fork Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cedar Hills and Alpine.
Cedar Hills
Village
Cedar Hills is a city in north-central Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 10,019 at the 2020 census, up from 9,796 in 2010. The city began growing rapidly during the 1990s and is located east of Alpine and Highland on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos. Cedar Hills is situated 2 miles southwest of American Fork Canyon.
Alpine
Town
Photo: Manderson164, Public domain.
Alpine is a city on the northeastern edge of Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 10,251 at the time of the 2020 census. Alpine has been one of the many quickly-growing cities of Utah since the 1970s, especially in the 1990s. Alpine is situated 2½ miles northwest of American Fork Canyon.
Highland
Town
Photo: Eric Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately 30 miles south of Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. Highland is situated 3 miles west of American Fork Canyon.
American Fork Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 5,407 feet
- Description: canyon located in the Wasatch Range in Utah County, Utah, United States
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover American Fork Canyon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“American Fork Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “American Fork Canyon”
- German: “American Fork Canyon”
- Indonesian: “Ngarai Fork Amerika”
- Swedish: “American Fork Canyon”
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