View looking north from the trail just below the Cottonwood Golden
Eagle mine c.2008
Donald K. Winegar - Tintic Images
Location data
QUICK LOCATION PATH: Utah / Salt
Lake County / Big Cottonwood District / Canyon Mouth - south side / Ferguson Canyon
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Approximate GPS Location:
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40.36.689 N - 111.46.261 W (field) |
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Approximate Elevation:
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5436' (field)
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30 x 60 Minute Map:
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
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7.5 Minute Map:
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DRAPER, UTAH
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Getting there
From the trailhead, it is a hike just over 1.4 miles on a trail that is very clear in the beginning, but becomes
a little narrower as you gain in elevation. At about 6400' in elevation the trail transitions from a south-east direction,
turns to the left and heads north. After the initial dip near the water tank, it is uphill all the way to the mine. Total
elevation gain on the trail is roughly 1400 feet.
What remains
No structures remain standing at this site. No evidence that there ever were structures for that matter. Only
the caved portal and a small heavily overgrown dump mark the site.
The best part
of getting to this mine site has nothing to do with the mine, rather it is the spectacular views of the Salt Lake Valley and
the north face of lower Big Cottonwood Canyon.
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