Elk Mountain, Utah
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Elk Mountain, Utah refers to several things. Most recently, a ski resort near Beaver, Utah
.
However, Elk Meadows Ski Area closed. It is now under new ownership, scheduled to open in December 2010. The ski area is now called Eagle Point Ski Resort.
In 1854, Brigham Young
, the territorial governor of Utah and president of the LDS (Mormon
) Church, directed a group of a dozen men to establish a major control point on the Old Spanish Trail
in southeastern Utah on the site of the current city of Moab
. Additional settlers followed, but conflicts with the local Ute
Indians wiped out the settlement.
The demise of the Elk Mountain Mission marked one of the rare failures for a Mormon
settlement during the church’s widespread colonization of the West under President Brigham Young
. For more than two decades afterward, no permanent settlers lived in the Moab area. The return of permanent settlers did not happen until 1877, when prospector William Granstaff and a trapper known as “Frenchie” arrived in the Spanish Valley area and moved into the old fort itself.
Beaver, Utah
Beaver is a city in Beaver County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,454 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Beaver County.Settled by Mormon pioneers in 1856, Beaver was one of a string of Mormon settlements extending the length of Utah...
.
However, Elk Meadows Ski Area closed. It is now under new ownership, scheduled to open in December 2010. The ski area is now called Eagle Point Ski Resort.
In 1854, Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah...
, the territorial governor of Utah and president of the LDS (Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
) Church, directed a group of a dozen men to establish a major control point on the Old Spanish Trail
Old Spanish Trail
Old Spanish Trail may refer to:*Old Spanish Trail , connecting Santa Fe, New Mexico with Los Angeles, California in the 19th century...
in southeastern Utah on the site of the current city of Moab
Moab
Moab is the historical name for a mountainous strip of land in Jordan. The land lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. The existence of the Kingdom of Moab is attested to by numerous archeological findings, most notably the Mesha Stele, which describes the Moabite victory over...
. Additional settlers followed, but conflicts with the local Ute
Ute Tribe
The Ute are an American Indian people now living primarily in Utah and Colorado. There are three Ute tribal reservations: Uintah-Ouray in northeastern Utah ; Southern Ute in Colorado ; and Ute Mountain which primarily lies in Colorado, but extends to Utah and New Mexico . The name of the state of...
Indians wiped out the settlement.
The demise of the Elk Mountain Mission marked one of the rare failures for a Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
settlement during the church’s widespread colonization of the West under President Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah...
. For more than two decades afterward, no permanent settlers lived in the Moab area. The return of permanent settlers did not happen until 1877, when prospector William Granstaff and a trapper known as “Frenchie” arrived in the Spanish Valley area and moved into the old fort itself.