Whipple Fork
Whipple Fork is a stream in Salt Lake, Utah and has an elevation of 5,935 feet. Whipple Fork is situated nearby to the locality Canyon Enterprises, as well as near the neighborhood Prospector Hills.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District.
Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District
Power station
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant was built in 1894-1895 in Big Cottonwood Canyon, about 8 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah. The plant comprises the powerhouse, switchyard, penstocks, and a pipeline.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cottonwood Heights and Little Cottonwood Creek Valley.
Cottonwood Heights
Photo: JerAnderson, Public domain.
Cottonwood Heights is southeast of Salt Lake City in Utah's Wasatch Range. It is a suburban community between Big Cottonwood Canyon and Little Cottonwood Canyon with a population of 34,000.
Little Cottonwood Creek Valley
Locality
Little Cottonwood Creek Valley was a census-designated place in Salt Lake County, Utah. The 2000 Census population was 7,221, an increase over the 1990 figure of 5,042. In 2005, the CDP became part of the newly incorporated city of Cottonwood Heights. Little Cottonwood Creek Valley is situated 5 miles west of Whipple Fork.
Snowbird
Locality
Snowbird is an unincorporated community in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Snowbird is situated 5 miles southeast of Whipple Fork.
Whipple Fork
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Salt Lake, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.63078° or 40° 37′ 51″ northLongitude
-111.73465° or 111° 44′ 5″ westElevation
5,935 feet (1,809 metres)Open location code
85GCJ7J8+84GeoNames ID
5784706
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