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Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District

The Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant was built in 1894-1895 in , about 8 miles southeast of , . The plant comprises the powerhouse, switchyard, penstocks, and a pipeline.
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Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
  • Type: Power station
  • Description: historic hydroelectric plant in Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
  • Also known as: “Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant”
  • Address: Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, UT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cottonwood Paper Mill and Mount Olympus.

Historic building
Photo: JerAnderson, Public domain.
The is an abandoned stone structure located at the mouth of in . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. is situated 2½ miles west of Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District.

Peak
Photo: Maylett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
in the U.S. state of is one of the most prominent and recognizable mountains visible from practically every location in the Salt Lake Valley. is situated 2½ miles north of Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cottonwood Heights and Little Cottonwood Creek Valley.

Photo: JerAnderson, Public domain.
is southeast of in 's . It is a suburban community between Big Cottonwood Canyon and Little Cottonwood Canyon with a population of 34,000.

Locality
was a census-designated place in , . 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 . is situated 4 miles west of Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District.

Town
Photo: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in central , , United States. It is part of the , Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area and abuts the Wasatch National Forest. is situated 5 miles northwest of Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District.

Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District

Latitude
40.62354° or 40° 37′ 25″ north
Longitude
-111.75344° or 111° 45′ 12″ west
Inception
July 1912
Operator
PacifiCorp
Open location code
85GCJ6FW+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 867883378
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q16900658
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District”. Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.