Butler Canyon

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Butler Canyon is a valley in the U.S. state of Arizona. [1]

Butler Canyon has the name of Jacob Noah Butler, a Mormon pioneer. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butler Canyon
  2. Barnes, Will Croft (1960). Arizona place names. University of Arizona Press. p. 7.

34°00′58″N109°27′11″W / 34.0162°N 109.4531°W / 34.0162; -109.4531