Ogden Canyon

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title: "Ogden Canyon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["canyons-and-gorges-of-utah", "landforms-of-weber-county,-utah", "wasatch-range", "lime-kilns-in-the-united-states"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden_Canyon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Ogden Canyon
native_name
type	Canyon
photo	Ogden Canyon.jpg
photo_caption	Ogden Canyon, August 2005
map	Utah
coordinates
location	Weber County, Utah
range	Wasatch Range
area
length	6 mi
width
depth
drop
height
elevation
surface_elevation
highest_coords
website
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Geography

Ogden Canyon is a roughly 6 mi long canyon with a series of smaller side canyons in the Wasatch Range. It was carved by the 35 mi long Ogden River. The city of Ogden is at the western end of the canyon, and Pineview Dam is on the eastern end. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Utah_1976.ogden_canyon.jpg" caption="Hermitage Inn 1976"] ::

History

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Ogden Canyon is named for the Ogden River, which was named for Peter Skene Ogden, a 19th-century Canadian fur trader and explorer.

Toll gate

The first road through Ogden Canyon was built by Lorin Farr and Isaac Goodale. A toll gate was established in 1860, and from 1865 to 1882 was operated by the Ogden Canyon Road Company. It became a public road in 1882.

Lime kiln

A lime kiln was built in Ogden Canyon in 1865 to provide lime mortar for pioneer construction. Restoration of this kiln was completed in 2008. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Lime_Kiln_Ogden_Canyon_Utah.jpg" caption="Restored [[lime kiln]] in Ogden Canyon, June 2009"] ::

Ogden Canyon today

Ogden Canyon is home to several businesses and homes.

The Ogden River Scenic Byway (Utah State Route 39) begins at the mouth of Ogden Canyon.

Ogden marathon

The Ogden marathon goes through Ogden Canyon. It has been an annual event in Ogden since 2001.

References

References

1. {{gnis. 1444051. Ogden Canyon
2. De Voto, Bernard Augustine (August 1, 2001). ''The Western Paradox''. Yale University Press. {{ISBN. 0-300-08423-4. p. 448.
3. [http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1694 Utah State History Markers and Monuments Database]
4. [http://www.standard.net/live/news/148749/ Trentelman, Charles F. "Firing history: Historic lime kiln, built in 1865, in Ogden Canyon nearly restored" The Standard Examiner, 17 Nov. 2008]
5. "Utah heritage Foundation".
6. [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2003/ byways.org]
7. [http://ogdenmarathon.com/ Ogden marathon website]
8. [http://www.standard.net/live/sports/173479 Wilkinson, Ryan. Wold, Judd run to Zions Bank Ogden Marathon titles. The Standard Examiner, 17 May 2009]

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