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.

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

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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, located northeast of downtown on the lower slopes of the Wasatch Mountains. Its street layout consists largely of numbered east–west avenues and lettered north–south streets. 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″ north

Longitude

-111.78327° or 111° 46′ 60″ west

Elevation

6,532 feet (1,991 metres)

Operator

United States Forest Service

Open location code

85GCQ6W8+XM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356683027

GeoNames ID

5780213

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