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Byway: Utah - Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Byway Description: Beginning at the eastern border of the Salt Lake Valley where the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Basin floor, this magnificent byway explores the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and offers views of peaks which rise to nearly 12,000 feet.
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Junction Altitude: 5387 feet
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Junction of State Route #210 with State Route #209 just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, near Granite, Utah, a community in Salt Lake County, Utah. This is where Little cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway starts from. This magnificent byway takes visitors through the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and offers views of peaks which rise to nearly 12,000 feet.
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View of Twin Peaks Altitude: 5486 feet
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View of Twin Peaks, Temple Quarry and Little Cottowood Canyon, along the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway, Utah
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East Wasatch Resort Altitude: 5617 feet
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East Wasatch Resort, located on the Byway little Cottonwood Scenic Byway,
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Ski Area Altitude: 6063 feet
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Ski Area, A Waterfall, located just off the Little Cottonwood Road, in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah
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Lisa Falls Altitude: 6535 feet
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Lisa Falls, Temple Quarry Trail, Little Cottonwood Creek, located here along the Little Cottonwood Road, A grand view of Salt Lake Valley from this location in Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah
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Access Altitude: 7201 feet
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Access to Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Cottonwood Canyon, Viewpoint of Kenecott Copper Mine, from Little Cottonwood Road, S.Tanner Campground, located by the side of the Little Cottonwood Road
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A viewpoint Altitude: 7667 feet
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A Viewpoint / Rest Area on the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
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Road Access Altitude: 7897 feet
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Road Access to Gad Valley, Snowbird Ski Resort, located in Wasatch Cache National Forest, Utah, along the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway, Snowbird Tram, Snowbird Cable Car, Peruvian Gulch, Mineral Basin,
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Governors By[ass Road Altitude: 8068 feet
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Governors Bypass Road, This road travels through the Spectacular Snowbird Ski Resort and connects back to Little Cottonwood Road
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Snowbird, Utah Altitude: 8159 feet
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Snowbird, Utah, Snowbird Ski Resort is a year-round ski and summer resort located in Utah in the Little Cottonwood Canyon of the Wasatch mountain range in the Rocky Mountains. Snowbird being in the arid Great Basin is known for its unusually dry and powdery snow.
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Collins Road Altitude: 8661 feet
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Collins Road to Alta, Utah a town located in Salt Lake County, Utah, This town is known for its powder skiing and its refusal to allow snowboarding. Alta Ski Resort, Devil's Castle, Secret Lake, located in Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah alongside Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway.
This is where Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway ends.
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