Emigration Canyon
Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | E edge of Salt Lake City on UT 65, Salt Lake City, UT |
| County | Salt Lake County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Exploration and settlement |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | This is the Place |
| Reference number | 66000737 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | E edge of Salt Lake City on UT 65, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Coordinates | 40.7667° N, 111.7667° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Salt Lake City | 264 listed places in Salt Lake City → · walking tours → |
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Nearby in Salt Lake County
Public land around it
| Mount Olympus Wilderness ↗Wilderness, U.S. Forest Service | About 5 miles away15,291 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Emigration Canyon listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Emigration Canyon?
E edge of Salt Lake City on UT 65, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Emigration Canyon?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near Emigration Canyon right now?
4 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Parleys/Lambs Canyon Piles Rx, 6 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000737. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.