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IHC Framed (10/25/2007) This telephoto shot from the Churchill Playing field shows IHC framed by the Oquirrh mountains.
Oquirrh Mountains (07/04/2009) A view of the West Valley and Oquirrh Mountains from the Utah State Capitol.
Kennicott Copper (05/08/2001) I liked the lighting on the tailings piles.
Tailings Piles (05/08/2001)
Sunset (05/08/2001)
Clouds on the Oquirrhs (05/08/2001) I thought the layers of darker colors on the tailings pile were interesting.
Oquirrh Mountains (01/27/2001) The Oquirrh Mountains grace the western side of the Salt Lake Valley.
Oquirrh Mountains (01/27/2001) A view of the Oquirrh Mountains from Salt Lake Community College.
Oquirrh (01/27/2001) Putting my camera to a full test. I take a picture of the entire Oquirrh mountains from Churchill Parking lot on the east end of the valley.
Oquirrh Mountains from the U (01/27/2001) The Oquirrh Mountains from the U.
Oquirrh (01/27/2001) Oquirrh Moutains from the SLCC parking lot.
Settlement Canyon (09/25/2005) Senttlement canyon in the Oquirrh Mountains near Tooele.
Settlement Canyon (09/05/2005) Settlement Canyon on the west slope of the Oquirrh mountains.
Camp Wapiti (09/25/2005) Camp Wapiti is located in Settlement Canyon just outside Tooele, Utah.
Forest Service Center (09/25/2005) The USDA Forest Service has a station on main in Tooele.
Camp Wapiti (09/25/2005) Camp Wapiti in Settlement Canyon.
Camp Wapita Stage (09/25/2005) Common area at Camp Wapiti.
Salt Lake Sunset (10/31/2005) A sunset over the Oquirrh.
Oquirrhs in the mist (01/20/2006) A panorama of the Oquirrh Mountains from the trail to Ferguson canyon (Near Big Cottonwood)
Kennecott Copper (01/20/2006) A panorama of Kennecott Copper from the Ferguson Canyon trail.
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The Oquirrh Moutains are a range in on the eastern end of the Great Basin (just south of the Great Salt Lake). The mountains define the western side of the Salt Lake Valley. The Wasatch Mountains define the eastern side of the valley.
The mountains are notable as the home of Kennecott Copper which operates one of the largest open pit copper mines in Utah. The Kennecott Smoke Stack is the tallest structure in Utah. When it was constructed, the smoke stack was within a few feet of being the tallest structure in the world.
Context: Mountains
Tooele, Utah (46 pictures) Tooele is on the west side of the Oquirrh Mountains.
The Wasatch Mountains (124 pictures) The Oquirrh Mountains are west of the Wasatch (across the Salt Lake Valley).
Salt Lake City (395 pictures) The Oquirrh Mountains are on the West Side of the Salt Lake Valley.
Utah Lake (17 pictures) Utah Lake is southeast of the Oquirrh Mountains.
Oquirrh Mountains (35 pictures) Magna, Utah is a small town on the West Side of the Salt Lake Valley.
Magna, Utah (34 pictures) Magna, Utah sits to the North East of the Oquirrh Mountains.
Antelope Island (3 pictures) Antelope Island share similar geology with the Oquirrh Mountains.
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