Ogden Canyon is a canyon

Canyon

A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...

 near Ogden

Ogden

-Surname:* Aaron Ogden, governor of New Jersey* Bud Ogden, American professional basketball player* Carlos C. Ogden, American Medal of Honor recipient* Charles Ogden * Charles Kay Ogden, Cambridge University linguist, inventor of Basic English...

, Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

.

Geography

Ogden Canyon is an about 6 miles (9.7 km) long canyon with a series of smaller side canyons in the Wasatch Range

Wasatch Range

The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region...

. It was carved by the 35 miles (56.3 km) long Ogden River

Ogden River

The Ogden River is a long river in Utah.The Ogden River's three forks begin in the Wasatch Range in Weber County and converge at Pineview Reservoir, near Huntsville...

. The city of Ogden is at the western end of the canyon, and Pineview Dam

Pineview Dam

Pineview Dam is located in the Ogden River Canyon, 7 miles east of Ogden, Utah. It was developed as a means of providing reliable irrigation to 25,000 acres located between the Wasatch mountains and the Great Salt Lake...

 is on the eastern end.

History

Ogden Canyon is named for the Ogden River, which was named for Peter Skene Ogden

Peter Skene Ogden

Peter Skene Ogden , was a fur trader and a Canadian explorer of what is now British Columbia and the American West...

, a 19th century Canadian fur trader and explorer.

Toll gate

The first road through Ogden Canyon was built by Lorin Farr

Lorin Farr

Lorin Farr was a Mormon pioneer and the first mayor of Ogden, Utah.Farr was born in Waterford, Vermont. He was a son of Winslow Farr. When he was eleven, Farr joined the Latter Day Saint church after having been taught of it by Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson...

 and Isaac Goodale. A toll gate

Toll road

A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...

 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

Lime mortar

Lime mortar is a type of mortar composed of lime and an aggregate such as sand, mixed with water. It is one of the oldest known types of mortar, dating back to the 4th century BC and widely used in Ancient Rome and Greece, when it largely replaced the clay and gypsum mortars common to Ancient...

 for pioneer construction. Restoration of this kiln was completed in 2008.

Ogden Canyon today

Ogden Canyon is home to several businesses and homes.

The Ogden River Scenic Byway (Utah State Route 39

Utah State Route 39

State Route 39 is a state highway in northern Utah connecting Ogden to Woodruff via Ogden Canyon and Huntsville. The highway is on 12th Street in Ogden and the Ogden River Scenic Byway through Ogden Canyon. The route is over sixty-seven miles long.Prior to 1964, SR-39 was routed along 24th Street...

) begins at the mouth of Ogden Canyon.

Ogden marathon

The Ogden marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

begins and ends in Ogden Canyon. It has been an annual event in Ogden since 2001.