Diamond Gulch (Juab County, Utah)

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Diamond Gulch is a gulch in eastern Juab County, Utah, United States. [1]

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The gulch is located on the western slopes of the East Tintic Mountains. It begins at the northern base of Sunrise Peak, [2] at the mouth of Water Canyon, [3] at an elevation of 6,247 feet (1,904 m) From there it runs west‑southwest through the ghost town of Diamond [4] to the base of the East Tintic Mountains. It then heads southwest through the Tintic Valley, [5] passing under U.S. Route 6 (just south of mile marker 133) and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks (at elevation 5,633 feet [1,717 m]), until it reaches its mouth at a point about 4,600 feet (1,400 m) north of former community of McIntyre, [6] at an elevation of 5,515 feet (1,681 m). [1] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Diamond Gulch". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Sunrise Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "Water Canyon". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. "Diamond". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. "Tintic Valley". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. "McIntyre". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. "MyTopo Maps - Diamond Gulch, Utah, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 22 Feb 2018.

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