Parley's Summit
Encyclopedia
Parleys Summit is a mountain pass
in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah
traversed by Interstate 80
. It is the summit of Parleys Canyon, and the town of Summit Park
is nearby.
It is the highest point of the road up Parleys Canyon between Salt Lake City and Heber, Utah
, Park City, Utah
, or Evanston, Wyoming
.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Wasatch Mountains in 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...
traversed by Interstate 80
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following Interstate 90. It is a transcontinental artery running from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area...
. It is the summit of Parleys Canyon, and the town of Summit Park
Summit Park, Utah
Summit Park is a census-designated place in Summit County, Utah, United States. The population was 6,597 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Summit Park is located at ....
is nearby.
It is the highest point of the road up Parleys Canyon between Salt Lake City and Heber, Utah
Heber, Utah
Heber City is a city in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The population was 7,297 at the 2000 census. Heber City was founded by English emigrants who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the late 1850s, and is named after the Mormon apostle Heber C. Kimball. It is...
, Park City, Utah
Park City, Utah
Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
, or Evanston, Wyoming
Evanston, Wyoming
Evanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Uinta County.-Geography:Evanston is located at...
.