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Box Elder Canyon (Box Elder County, Utah)

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169: 138: 40: 403: 285: 381: 176: 145: 263:(pronounced by locals as "Man-a-way"). From Mantua, US‑89/US‑91 enters Dry Canyon for 3 miles (4.8 km) before the combined routes reach their apex at Sardine Summit (5,981 feet ). From there, the highway enters a mountain valley known as Dry Lake before traversing Wellsville Canyon (popularly but incorrectly called "Sardine Canyon") before entering the 228:(US 89 / US  91) across the Wellsville Mountains. Both of these canyons are sometimes locally referred to as Sardine Canyon, although the actual Sardine Canyon is used by an old alignment of the highway along the eastern slope of the Wellsville Mountains. 252:
and US 91. The joint routes of US 89 / US  91 join together at 1100 South Main Street to the west and enter Box Elder Canyon 2 miles (3.2 km) east of downtown Brigham City.
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In addition to US 89 / US  91, Box Elder Canyon also contains Box Elder Creek, which flows westward from
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The valley was created by a prehistoric river, which flowed as a tributary into the main pool of ancient
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box Elder Canyon
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heading down the canyon from the top (immediately west of
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is a canyon located within the western slopes of the
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Box Elder Canyon

US 89
US 91
Mantua
Elevation
Box Elder County
Range
Coordinates
41°29′58″N 111°59′40″W / 41.4994°N 111.9944°W / 41.4994; -111.9944
Box Elder Canyon is located in Utah
Utah
Box Elder Canyon is located in the United States
Wellsville Mountains
Wasatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Box Elder County
Utah
U.S. Route 89
U.S. Route 91
Lake Bonneville
Brigham City
Salt Lake City
Interstate 15
Mantua Reservoir
Mantua
Cache Valley
Wellsville
Utah portal
List of canyons and gorges in Utah

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