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Cedar Valley (Iron County, Utah)

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57: 37: 64: 372:, (and the southeast perimeter of the Escalante Desert); a ridgeline extending southwest from the Black Mountains parallels the Hurricane Cliffs, and its terminus is at the north end of Cedar Valley (and Rush Lake). Between the ridgeline, and Hurricane Cliffs, east, Interstate 15 traverses, (only about 1-mi wide, adjacent the site of 414:(I-15) traverses almost the entire length of the valley starting at the southwest, follows the valley's east, against the Hurricane Cliffs, and exits between the Cliffs and a ridgeline southeast from the Black Mountains. I-15 enters the southwest of 451:, and Iron Mountain Wye, in the mountains. In the Antelope Range, north, Iron Spring Road meets the valley center-northwest; the route comes from Iron Mountain, located between off-lying peaks east of the Antelope Range. 384:
in the northeast, across the center-north to exit through the hills northwest, and through the townsite of Iron Springs, between the hills, and on the southeast edge of the Escalante Desert.
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section between two ridgelines of the Black Mountains, the foothills/alluvial fan area meeting the north terminus of Cedar Valley. SR-130, joins I-15 just north of Cedar City.
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The valley is mostly about 6-to-8-mile (9.7 to 12.9 km) wide, between mountains, or ranges, or the Hurricane Cliffs, to the east, which is a 75-mi long landform, from
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is at its origin; Rush Lake is adjacent the ridgeline southwest from the Black Mountains, and at the downhill region of the alluvial fan, Long Hollow.
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At the valley's north-northwest terminus, Mud Spring Wash flows northwest into the Escalante Desert. The intermittent dry lake,
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Cedar Valley is northeast trending. It narrows in the southwest, between mountain ranges; in this southwest section, the
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The valley's north and northwest terminus merges into the Mud Spring Wash–Rush Lake region at the southwest of the
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Quichapa Lake (dry lake) is located in the center-south of the valley, 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of
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is a 25-mile (40 km) long valley located in the southeast of the county, against the
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through the Black Mountains, then a 10-mile (16 km) stretch through Long Hollow, an
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lies in the valley's center and east, at the foothills of the Hurricane Cliffs.
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Cross Hollow Hills, (southwest of Cedar City), lat-long.com (coordinates)
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Valley
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are west, and the Hurricane Cliffs are east, bordering the
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For the valley with the same name in Utah County, see
380:. The Historic Trail traverses the Cedar Valley from 282: 242: 200: 149: 137: 116: 108: 100: 95: 87: 29: 488:Utah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, pp. 48-49, 57. 8: 515:Utah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, p. 49. 506:Utah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, p. 49. 497:Utah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, p. 49. 334:Cedar Valley borders the southeast of the 26: 470: 210: 159: 376:). It is also the route of the former 7: 63: 378:Old Spanish National Historic Trail 91:25 mi (40 km) SW x NE 14: 425:(SR-130) travels due-south from 62: 55: 35: 18:Cedar Valley (Utah County, Utah) 447:, south. The route comes from 338:, at its north and northwest. 1: 543:Valleys of Iron County, Utah 564: 15: 50: 34: 76:Cedar Valley within the 370:Black Mountains (Utah) 365:at its southwest end. 266:37.65833°N 113.11278°W 229:Black Mountains (Utah) 20:. For other uses, see 214:Antelope Range (Utah) 423:Utah State Route 130 271:37.65833; -113.11278 449:Iron Mountain, Utah 437:Utah State Route 56 262: /  192:Fort Johnson (site) 187:Stevensville (site) 219:Iron Springs, Utah 445:Harmony Mountains 443:, north, and the 431:alluvial foothill 352:Harmony Mountains 329:Markagunt Plateau 323:which border the 301: 300: 41:Cedar Valley and 555: 516: 513: 507: 504: 498: 495: 489: 486: 480: 475: 421:From the north, 388:Valley lowpoints 340:Cedar City, Utah 336:Escalante Desert 321:Hurricane Cliffs 277: 276: 274: 273: 272: 267: 263: 260: 259: 258: 255: 224:Escalante Desert 129:Escalante Desert 66: 65: 59: 39: 27: 563: 562: 558: 557: 556: 554: 553: 552: 548:Valleys of Utah 533: 532: 524: 519: 514: 510: 505: 501: 496: 492: 487: 483: 476: 472: 468: 409: 390: 363:Hurricane, Utah 348: 325:Cedar Mountains 297: 270: 268: 264: 261: 256: 253: 251: 249: 248: 238: 234:Cedar Mountains 209: 208: 196: 158: 157: 133: 83: 82: 81: 80: 74: 73: 72: 71: 67: 46: 45:, November 2010 25: 12: 11: 5: 561: 559: 551: 550: 545: 535: 534: 531: 530: 523: 522:External links 520: 518: 517: 508: 499: 490: 481: 469: 467: 464: 441:Antelope Range 416:Parowan Valley 408: 405: 389: 386: 347: 344: 299: 298: 296: 295: 292: 286: 284: 280: 279: 246: 240: 239: 237: 236: 231: 226: 221: 216: 206: 205: 204: 202: 198: 197: 195: 194: 189: 184: 179: 174: 169: 164: 155: 154: 153: 151: 147: 146: 141: 135: 134: 132: 131: 126: 120: 118: 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 93: 92: 89: 85: 84: 75: 69: 68: 61: 60: 54: 53: 52: 51: 48: 47: 40: 32: 31: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 560: 549: 546: 544: 541: 540: 538: 529: 526: 525: 521: 512: 509: 503: 500: 494: 491: 485: 482: 479: 474: 471: 465: 463: 461: 457: 452: 450: 446: 442: 438: 434: 432: 428: 424: 419: 417: 413: 406: 404: 402: 397: 395: 394:Hamilton Fort 387: 385: 383: 379: 375: 371: 366: 364: 359: 357: 356:Kolob Terrace 353: 345: 343: 341: 337: 332: 330: 326: 322: 318: 317:United States 314: 310: 306: 294:Quichapa Lake 293: 291: 288: 287: 285: 281: 275: 247: 245: 241: 235: 232: 230: 227: 225: 222: 220: 217: 215: 211: 203: 199: 193: 190: 188: 185: 183: 180: 178: 177:Hamilton Fort 175: 173: 170: 168: 165: 163: 160: 152: 148: 145: 142: 140: 136: 130: 127: 125: 122: 121: 119: 115: 111: 107: 104:United States 103: 99: 94: 90: 86: 79: 78:State of Utah 58: 49: 44: 38: 33: 28: 23: 19: 511: 502: 493: 484: 473: 456:Lund Highway 453: 435: 420: 410: 398: 391: 367: 360: 349: 333: 305:Cedar Valley 304: 302: 182:Kanarraville 70:Cedar Valley 30:Cedar Valley 22:Cedar Valley 427:Minersville 346:Description 309:Iron County 269: / 257:113°06′46″W 244:Coordinates 150:Communities 124:Great Basin 537:Categories 466:References 412:Interstate 254:37°39′30″N 201:Borders on 162:Cedar City 43:Cedar City 401:Rush Lake 290:Rush Lake 96:Geography 327:and the 278:  172:Halivah 117:Regions 101:Country 407:Access 374:Summit 139:County 88:Length 382:Enoch 283:Lakes 167:Enoch 109:State 460:Lund 454:The 313:Utah 303:The 207:List 156:List 144:Iron 112:Utah 307:of 539:: 418:. 358:. 331:. 315:, 311:, 212:( 24:.

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Cedar Valley (Utah County, Utah)
Cedar Valley

Cedar City
Cedar Valley is located in Utah
State of Utah
Great Basin
Escalante Desert
County
Iron
Cedar City
Enoch
Halivah
Hamilton Fort
Kanarraville
Stevensville (site)
Fort Johnson (site)
Antelope Range (Utah)
Iron Springs, Utah
Escalante Desert
Black Mountains (Utah)
Cedar Mountains
Coordinates
37°39′30″N 113°06′46″W / 37.65833°N 113.11278°W / 37.65833; -113.11278
Rush Lake
Iron County
Utah
United States
Hurricane Cliffs
Cedar Mountains

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