Kennecott Copper (2006-01-19) A panorama of Kennecott Copper from the Ferguson Canyon trail.
Settlement Canyon Reservoir (2005-09-24) Settlement Canyon Reservoir provides water for Tooele, Utah.
Camp Wapiti (2005-09-24) Camp Wapiti in the Oquirrh Mountains East of Tooele.
Oquirrh (2006-01-19) A panorama of the Oquirrh Mountains from the Ferguson Canyon trail.
2100 South (2006-03-10) I80 takes a northward jag through Salt Lake City. Much of the cross country traffic takes Highway 201 (2100 South). This road rejoins I80 just north of the Oquirrh Mountains.
Kennecott Copper (2006-03-10) Kennecott Copper Facilities on the north end of the Oquirrh Mountains.
Oquirrh Mountains (2006-03-10) A washed out picture of the Oquirrh Mountains to the West of Magna (I am trying to take a picture into the sun).
Storm on the Oquirrh (2006-07-12) A storm brewing oover the Oquirrh Mountains.
Oquirrh Mountains (2006-08-18) A picture of the North end of the Oquirrh Mountains taken from the Great Saltair.
Saltair (2006-08-18) This shot includes the Saltair and the Kennecott Smokestack on the other side of the freeway with the Oquirrh Mountains in the distance.
Floating Trains (2007-03-03) The train company likes to park old rail cars out on the Great Salt Lake where they rust quickly.
Oquirrh Mountains (2007-03-03) The Oquirrh Mountains from the Stansbury Causeway.
Grantsville (2007-03-03) This picture shows Grantsville in the foreground with the Oquirrh Mountains in the distance.
Oquirrh Mountains (2007-03-03) This picture from the Mack Canyon Road shows the Oquirrh Mountains. Tooele is at the mouth of the canyon on the West side of the picture.
Oquirrh Mountains (2007-03-03) This is a view of the Oquirrh Mountains from the foothills of the Stansbury Mountains. Tooele is at the foot of the mountains.
Scientific Station (2007-03-03) This picture shows a scientific station in the foothills of the Stansbury Mountains. This picture is looking across the Tooele Army Depot toward the Oquirrh Mountains.
Salt Lake Valley (2014-01-28) The Salt Lake Valley and Oquirrh Mountains from Olympus Hills Mall.
Oquirrh Mountains (2014-01-28) The Oquirrh Mountains viewed from Wasatch Boulevard on the far East side of town.
Oquirrh Mountains (2023-01-08) The Oquirrh Mountains viewed from Churchill Junior High.
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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.