Landslide in Empire Canyon, Park City, in altered bedrock. Mining of metallic ores occurs just up the canyon. Park City lies just down-canyon. Switchbacks on road to Brighton have been wiped out; A further failure two years later took away even more of the hillside and dammed the creek in the canyon. Oblique aerial view.

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Title Landslide in Empire Canyon, Park City, in altered bedrock. Mining of metallic ores occurs just up the canyon. Park City lies just down-canyon. Switchbacks on road to Brighton have been wiped out; A further failure two years later took away even more of the hillside and dammed the creek in the canyon. Oblique aerial view.
Photo Number p1274n044
Keywords Disasters; Natural disasters; Park City; Aerial photography
Spatial Coverage Park City (Utah)
Collection Number and Name P1274 Environmental Geology and Geologic Hazards in Utah Photograph Collection
Collection Name Environmental Geology in Utah
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6vt2gsd
Setname uum_map
ID 976967
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vt2gsd
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