Crystal Canyon (Utah)

Crystal Canyon is a canyon on the northeastern edge of Juab County, Utah, United States.[1]

Description

The short, fairly steep canyon (spanning only about 1.25 miles or 2.01 kilometres from head to mouth) is located on the northeast base of Sunrise Peak[2] on the western slopes of the East Tintic Mountains. The head of the canyon is on the Juab‑Utah county line at an elevation of 7,400 feet (2,300 m). The canyon runs northwest‑southeast. The mouth is at the head of Diamond Gulch,[3] on the east side of the ghost town of Diamond,[4] at an elevation of 6,398 feet (1,950 m).[1] An unnamed intermittent stream flows the length of the canyon.[5]

Crystal Canyon was so named for worthless deposits of crystals which were initially believed to be diamonds.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Crystal Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Sunrise Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Diamond Gulch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. "Diamond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. "MyTopo Maps - Crystal Canyon, Utah, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 21 Feb 2018.
  6. Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427.
  7. Bezzant, Bob. "Diamond". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 21 Feb 2018.


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