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802:Beaver Dam Mountains
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1187:State Parks
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1120:State Parks
1110:Willard Bay
1040:Flight Park
1030:East Canyon
998:State Parks
970:Green River
892:Mount Naomi
877:High Uintas
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847:Dark Canyon
629:Old Spanish
596:Glen Canyon
502:Canyonlands
152:Established
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119:113°46′08″W
107:Coordinates
1283:Categories
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1172:Utahraptor
1147:Huntington
1075:Lost Creek
1070:Jordanelle
1025:Deer Creek
1020:Camp Floyd
942:Twin Peaks
897:Mount Nebo
867:Doc's Pass
852:Deep Creek
812:Blackridge
764:Bears Ears
746:Red Cliffs
614:California
364:2012-06-23
337:2012-06-23
304:References
116:36°59′52″N
1100:Utah Lake
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1080:Red Fleet
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1152:Millsite
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535:Dinosaur
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