Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area is a protected area in Salt Lake, Utah and has an elevation of 6,532 feet. Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area is situated nearby to the locality Emigration Oaks, as well as near Quad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Wire and Mount Van Cott.
Mount Wire
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Milonica, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Wire is a mountain located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah with an elevation of 7,146 feet. The mountain is named after Lester Wire, an American policeman of Salt Lake City, Utah, who in 1912 developed the first red-green electric traffic light. Mount Wire is situated 2 miles southwest of Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area.
Mount Van Cott
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mount Van Cott is a mountain located in the Wasatch Mountain Range immediately east of the University of Utah with an elevation of 6,351 feet. The mountain is a common spot for hikers as well as mountain bikers and has many access trails. Mount Van Cott is situated 2½ miles southwest of Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Federal Heights and Yalecrest.
Federal Heights
Locality
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. Federal Heights is situated 3½ miles southwest of Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area.
Yalecrest
Neighborhood
Photo: Kellymwhite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yalecrest is a residential neighborhood located on the East Bench of Salt Lake City. It runs south from Sunnyside Avenue to 1300 South and east from 1300 East to 1900 East. Yalecrest is situated 5 miles southwest of Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area.
The Avenues
Neighborhood
The Avenues is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is named after the perfectly gridlike, closely laid out roads called Avenues and Streets. First surveyed in the 1850s, the Avenues was Salt Lake City's first neighborhood. The Avenues is situated 5 miles west of Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area.
Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
- Type: Protected area
- Location: Salt Lake, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.79745° or 40° 47′ 51″ northLongitude
-111.78327° or 111° 46′ 60″ westElevation
6,532 feet (1,991 metres)Operator
United States Forest ServiceOpen location code
85GCQ6W8+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 356683027GeoNames ID
5780213
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