Butterfield Canyon is a canyon in the

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, United States, located just west of the city of Herriman. Locals use this canyon to commute to and from Herriman/Tooele. Butterfield Canyon Road is a recreation road. The canyon was named after Thomas Jefferson Butterfield, the founder of

Herriman, Utah Herriman ( ) is a city in southwestern Salt Lake County, Utah. The population was 55,144 as of the 2020 census. Although Herriman was a town in 2000, it has since been classified as a fourth-class city by state law. The city has experienced rapi ...

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Butterfield Canyon contains a paved road owned by

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(Butterfield Canyon Road - closed Nov 1 to June 1). Butterfield Canyon road climbs to a summit of above sea level. Past the summit, when it becomes Middle Canyon Road on the Tooele County side of the mountain, there is a portion that is well-maintained dirt. When roads on both sides of the mountain are open, they connect the city of

Tooele Tooele ( ) is a city in Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 35,742 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Tooele County. Located approximately 30 minutes southwest of Salt Lake City, Tooele is known for Tooele Ar ...

with Herriman. The canyon was discovered in 1851 when Thomas Butterfield & Samuel Egbert, two men from West Jordan, were searching for an area to raise livestock and their families and found a stream of water flowing from a canyon. This canyon was later named Butterfield Canyon, and the settlement was called the Butterfield Settlement, now called Herriman. Butterfield Canyon Elementary School is located near the canyon. At night, the mouth of the canyon is a beautiful area as large herds of deer move into the farmlands for feeding. It's also been said that fossils are found along the canyon, including

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