Echo Canyon, Utah

E157173

canyon geographic feature landform

Echo Canyon in Utah is a narrow, scenic gorge in the Wasatch Range that served as a key passageway for westward migration and military travel in the 19th century.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Echo Canyon, Utah canonical	1
Emigration Canyon, Utah	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canyon ⓘ geographic feature ⓘ landform ⓘ
access	via Interstate 80 exits near Echo and Coalville ⓘ
category	Canyons and gorges of Utah ⓘ Landforms of Summit County, Utah ⓘ
closestMajorCity	Salt Lake City ⓘ
connectedTo	Weber Canyon ⓘ Weber River ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
feature	erosional rock formations ⓘ narrow gorge ⓘ scenic viewpoints ⓘ steep red sandstone cliffs ⓘ
geology	primarily sedimentary rock ⓘ sandstone formations ⓘ
historicalRole	key passageway for westward migration in the 19th century ⓘ key route for military travel in the 19th century ⓘ
historicalUse	military supply route ⓘ wagon road corridor ⓘ
landmarkFor	Interstate 80 ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad line ⓘ surface form: Union Pacific Railroad main line
locatedIn	Summit County, Utah ⓘ Utah ⓘ
managedBy	Government of Utah ⓘ surface form: State of Utah (transportation and land management agencies)
mountainRange	Wasatch Range ⓘ
near	Coalville, Utah ⓘ Echo, Utah ⓘ
notableFor	role in 19th-century overland migration ⓘ transportation corridor linking Great Plains to Great Basin ⓘ
partOf	Weber River ⓘ surface form: Weber River drainage historic route between Wyoming and Salt Lake Valley ⓘ
region	northern Utah ⓘ
scenicDesignation	recognized as a scenic area along I-80 ⓘ
strategicImportance	defensive position for Latter-day Saints during Utah War ⓘ
tourism	popular scenic drive ⓘ site for historical interpretation ⓘ
traversedBy	Interstate 80 ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ Lincoln Highway (historic alignment via U.S. 40) ⓘ surface form: historic Lincoln Highway corridor
usedBy	California Trail emigrants ⓘ Mormon pioneers ⓘ Oregon Trail ⓘ surface form: Oregon Trail emigrants Overland Stage route ⓘ Pony Express ⓘ
usedDuring	Utah War ⓘ
watercourse	Echo Creek ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mormon Trail → passesThrough → Echo Canyon, Utah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emigration Canyon, Utah