Soldier Hollow (Utah)

This article is about the canyon in Utah, United States. For the nearby sports venue, see Soldier Hollow. For other uses, see Soldier Hollow (disambiguation).

Soldier Hollow
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Floor elevation	5,640 ft (1,720 m) [1]
Geography
Location	Wasatch Mountain State Park Wasatch County, Utah United States
Coordinates	40°28′32″N111°30′04″W / 40.47556°N 111.50111°W / 40.47556; -111.50111   [1]

Soldier Hollow is a small hollow in the Wasatch Range that is located within the Wasatch Mountain State Park in northwestern Wasatch County, Utah, United States. ^{[1] [2]}

The hollow was formerly a Native American encampment and was later used by a group of Army surveyors in the 1850s. ^[3] While the hollow is fairly small, it is most notable for the Soldier Hollow winter sports venue that is located at the mouth of the hollow (and that was named after the hollow). The venue was created for the 2002 Winter Olympics and hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, and the cross country skiing portion of the Nordic combined events ^[4] and is still in use. ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Utah portal

• List of canyons and gorges in Utah
• Soldier Hollow station

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soldier Hollow
2. "MyTopo Maps - Soldier Hollow Cross Country Ski Event Site, Olympic Drive, Midway, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
3. "Soldier Hollow". wisitsaltlake.com. Visit Salt Lake. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
4. Salt Lake Organizing Committee (2002). Official Report of the XIX Olympic Winter Games (PDF). pp. 81–82. ISBN   0-9717961-0-6 . Retrieved December 26, 2010.
5. "Soldier Hollow". utaholympiclegacy.org. Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
6. "Soldier Hollow". skiutah.com. Utah Ski and Snowboard Association. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

External links

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