Coalpit Gulch takes its name from the period when coal or charcoal was used to smelt metal. Men would log and burn timber to create charcoal. This was unacceptable to many, as timber in the canyon was desperately needed to shore up the mines. Eventually, a railroad spur to the canyon brought coal for the smelters.
Drainage
Little Cottonwood Creek
Latitude
40°33'51.67"N
Longitude
111°44'11.74"W
Date
2009-07-24
Creator
Craig Denton
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Rights
Craig L. Denton 2009. Use of this file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
