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Parley's Canyon
- Depth
- 852 m
- Rim
- 2,510 m
- Length
- 7.6 km
- Tonight
- 38°FPartly cloudy · Wind 3 mph S
Parley's Canyon is up to 852 m deep: the rim reaches 2,510 m and the floor 1,557 m, along 7.6 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 1,557 m
Depth of Parley's Canyon
Up to 852 m deep (typically 596 m) along the 7.6 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Parley's Canyon 3D map
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Parley's Canyon terrain and contours
100 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Parley's Canyon elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Parley's Canyon weather
Tonight · Partly cloudy · 38°F (3°C) · 12% chance of precipitation · Wind 3 mph S
Parley's Canyon forecast for about 1,775 m.
- Tonight38°12%3 mph S
- Sat39°54°6%2–7 mph N
- Sun39°53°17%1–5 mph N
- Mon41°59°15%6 mph SSE
- Tue39°55°42%6 mph S
- Wed41°56°3%1–5 mph S
- Thu44°58°15%5 mph S
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:31 UTC.
Camping & parking near Parley's Canyon
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Parley's Canyon, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest trailhead
Benchmark Trailhead
Nearest parking
Parley's Crossing Trailhead
All mapped places 6
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Trailhead | 0.5 km SSE |
| Parking | 0.5 km SW |
| Benchmark TrailheadTrailhead | 0.6 km NW |
| Parking | 0.6 km NW |
| Parley's Crossing TrailheadParking | 0.6 km SSE |
| Arcadia TrailheadTrailhead | 1.8 km NNW |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 49.1% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,780 m low point 1,338 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Parley's Canyon.
Summit list 3
- 1Grandeur Peak2,506 m 1.5 km N
- 2Pencil Point1,868 m 4.8 km NW
- 3Jacks Peak1,955 m 5.8 km NNW
Where Parley's Canyon sits
- Region
- Utah36United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Mill Creek Canyon2,186 m↑2.3 km WSW
Big Cottonwood Canyon1,443 m↑8.3 km SE
Little Dell ReservoirLake · 1,760 m↑10 km NNE
Little Cottonwood Canyon1,566 m↑14 km SSE
Chad's GapPass↑16 km SE
More in the Wasatch Range 6
Parley's Canyon downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-30)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia